Large crowd at March for Life in Dublin told to "vote pro-life"
Assisted suicide legislation "terrifying" for people with disabilities, says actress Liz Carr
Emergency responders awarded commendations for saving baby born at 26 weeks still in his amniotic sac
Matt Hancock calls for introduction of assisted suicide for terminally ill
UK to face biggest Parliamentary battle on abortion in a generation on 15 May
MSPs back world’s most extreme buffer zone law, despite public opposition
Despite little public support, the Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of abortion buffer zone legislation at Stage 1 that would make it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of any facility that performs abortions, and could even...
Large number of MPs speak out against assisted suicide
A large number of MPs spoke in opposition to assisted suicide after an e-petition requesting a debate on the matter reached more than 100,000 signatures. Having responded to the petition first through a written statement in which the Government stated assisted suicide...
56th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 10,372,100 lives lost since 1967
10,372,100* unborn babies have lost their lives to abortion in England, Wales and Scotland since 1968 when the Abortion Act 1967 came into effect. Last Saturday, 27 April, marked 56 years since the abortion law came into force. In 2021, (the last full year for...
Baby weighing just 1lb 6oz at birth goes home after 81 days in hospital
A premature baby boy from Fife has come home for the first time after spending 81 days in hospital. Stephanie Auchterlonie was first made aware that there might be a problem with her unborn baby at her 20 week scan. Medics identified a right aortic arch, a potential...
UK Govt. pledges £12 million for sexual health programme implemented by organisations intending to ‘expand access’ to abortions in Tanzania
The UK Government has announced it will be using £12 million of taxpayers’ money for a programme that will be implemented by an organisation that aims to "expand access" to abortion in Tanzania over the next two years, despite the fact abortion is illegal in Tanzania...
16-year-olds with anorexia could be granted assisted suicide in Scotland, expert warns
Scotland's proposed assisted suicide bill could allow assisted suicide for people with anorexia from as young as 16 years olds, an ethics expert has argued. Professor David Albert Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, has argued that the broad definition...
Baby weighing just 1lb 6oz at birth goes home after 81 days in hospital
A premature baby boy from Fife has come home for the first time after spending 81 days in...
Premature baby who spent over a year in hospital goes home for the first time
A premature baby from Florida has gone home from hospital for the first time after spending over a year in neonatal intensive care. Baby Shiloh was born at 29 weeks gestation and weighed just over three pounds at birth. He experienced multiple health problems...
Baby girl born at just 23 weeks adopted by NICU nurses who cared for her
Two married nurses who work on a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Nebraska have adopted a little girl who received care in their unit for eight months. Taylor and Drew Deras met through working in the NICU and married in 2020. The following year, baby Ella was...
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Press release – Parliament to vote on lowering abortion time limit on 15 May
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parliament to vote on lowering abortion time limit on 15 May MPs will be given the opportunity to vote on lowering the abortion time limit in an historic vote that will take place on Wednesday 15 May. This morning, the Leader of...
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The Leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, has just announced that Report Stage of the Criminal Justice Bill is going to be on Wednesday 15 May. This means that we have under two weeks until the biggest battle on abortion in a generation. On Wednesday 15 May,...
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Nearly 90% of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down’s syndrome were aborted in 2021
In 2021, nearly 90% of all babies prenatally diagnosed with Down's syndrome in England and the Crown Dependencies had their lives ended by abortion, according to statistics released by NHS England. Statistics released by NHS England this morning reveal that 87.26% of...
Amendment to stop abortion to birth for Down’s syndrome tabled by Sir Liam Fox MP
An MP has tabled an amendment that would bring an end to the current situation where abortion is available between 24 weeks and birth for babies with Down’s syndrome. Sir Liam Fox, former GP, cabinet minister and defence secretary, announced his amendment to the...
Mother of child with Down’s syndrome refused abortion and founded a non-profit
A mother, who was offered an abortion after tests suggested her unborn child had Down’s syndrome, is launching a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving families of children with special needs. Marsha Weigum was told that there was a 99% chance her son would be...
Line of Duty actor wants a superhero with Down’s syndrome on the big screen
Tommy Jessop, an actor with Down’s syndrome known for his role in the prime time BBC drama, Line of Duty, has petitioned Hollywood to make a new superhero film starring an actor with Down's syndrome. A BBC documentary released last month follows brothers Tommy and...
17,731 more lives lost to abortion as abortion campaigners call for abortion up to birth
Abortion statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care this morning show that 123,219 abortions for residents of England and Wales took place in the six months between 1 January and 30 June 2022. This was an increase of 17,731 abortions (17%) from...
Disability rights activists raise concerns about Commons assisted suicide Committee
A group of disability rights activists are “deeply concerned” that they may not even be asked to give public evidence at the Commons inquiry into assisted suicide. Last month, the Health and Social Care Committee began taking oral evidence on the legalisation of...
Nearly 90% of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down’s syndrome were aborted in 2021
In 2021, nearly 90% of all babies prenatally diagnosed with Down's syndrome in England and the Crown Dependencies had their lives ended by abortion, according to statistics released by NHS England. Statistics released by NHS England this morning reveal that 87.26% of...
Amendment to stop abortion to birth for Down’s syndrome tabled by Sir Liam Fox MP
An MP has tabled an amendment that would bring an end to the current situation where abortion is available between 24 weeks and birth for babies with Down’s syndrome. Sir Liam Fox, former GP, cabinet minister and defence secretary, announced his amendment to the...
Mother of child with Down’s syndrome refused abortion and founded a non-profit
A mother, who was offered an abortion after tests suggested her unborn child had Down’s syndrome, is launching a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving families of children with special needs. Marsha Weigum was told that there was a 99% chance her son would be...
Line of Duty actor wants a superhero with Down’s syndrome on the big screen
Tommy Jessop, an actor with Down’s syndrome known for his role in the prime time BBC drama, Line of Duty, has petitioned Hollywood to make a new superhero film starring an actor with Down's syndrome. A BBC documentary released last month follows brothers Tommy and...
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Baby born before the abortion limit now a year old and thriving
Baby Isla was born 18 weeks early and given only a 10% chance of survival. A year on, she’s thriving and has just celebrated her first birthday. Lauren Ormston and Oliver Dewey were expecting their first child together in July last year. But their daughter, baby Isla,...
Christian Democrats in Belgium want to change law to allow abortion for babies between 12 and 14 weeks
The Christian Democratic and Flemish party, which is part of the coalition government in Belgium, was previously opposed to changing abortion laws, but has now said that it will support increasing the abortion time limit from 12 to 14 weeks and cutting the current...
“Absolutely horrendous” – Liam Fox MP speaks out against abortion up to birth for Down’s syndrome
Former UK Defence Secretary, Liam Fox MP, has said that the abortion laws in the UK are “far too liberal” and that abortion up to birth for babies with Down’s syndrome is “absolutely horrendous”. In response to a question in an interview with GB News about...
Swiss pro-life politician introduces new ‘sleep on it’ abortion proposal
Two Swiss politicians have launched pro-life initiatives aiming to reach 100,000 signatures before June next year. Bernese representative, Andrea Geissbühler, and Yvette Estermann, a parliamentarian from Lucerne, both launched separate pro-life initiatives last...
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Britney Spears’ sister reveals pressure to have abortion when she was pregnant at 16
Actress, singer and sister of Britney Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears, revealed she experienced pressure to have an abortion when she was pregnant at 16. The 32-year-old contestant on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! told fellow contestants and viewers about her teen...
Justin Timberlake became outspoken advocate for “right to choose” after pressuring Britney Spears into abortion
Justin Timberlake has been slammed by fans after revelations that he put pressure on his then girlfriend, Britney Spears, to have an abortion and then went on to publicily campaign for “the right to choose”. In her memoir, The...
“One of the most agonising things I have ever experienced” – Spears pushed into having abortion by Timberlake
In her new memoir, popstar Britney Spears revealed that she became pregnant while dating fellow popstar Justin Timberlake and has described her subsequent abortion as "one of the most agonising things I have ever experienced in my life". The singers had been dating...
World Down Syndrome Day: Mother shares story of having a son with Down’s syndrome, “I cannot begin to imagine our family without him.”
A woman has given an extended interview with the Times in which she explains what life is like for her son who has Down’s syndrome and who happens to be Brentford FC’s biggest fan. Today, 21 March, is World Down Syndrome Day and Natalie O’Rourke has shared her and her...
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Australian sonographer shocks journalist as she reveals reality of sex-selective abortion
An Australian journalist has written about her shock following a conversation with her sonographer who revealed that some families choose abortion after discovering the sex of their unborn baby. The anonymous writer shared her experience of going for her 20-week...
“Biased” Jersey consultation seeks views on introducing abortion for any reason up to birth
The Minister for Health and Social Services in Jersey is undertaking a heavily biased consultation into the abortion laws on the island, which includes asking whether abortion should be made legal for any reason up to birth, and consults on whether to allow...
3-year-old girl told by mum she was a failed abortion
The Metro has published a first-person account of a woman who recalls her mum telling her, when she was just three years old, that she was a “failed abortion”. The anonymous contributor recounts that one of her first memories is of her mum explaining to her that...
Babies die every week so it’s ok to deliberately end the life of a baby at 32 weeks, implies Doctors for Choice President
Professor Wendy Savage, president of pro-abortion group Doctors for Choice UK, appears to have argued that because “babies die every week”, it was ok to “procure an abortion which led to the death of a baby”, in this case referring to a baby that was aborted at at...
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Northern Ireland consultation shows 73% are opposed to sex education covering “access to abortion”
The results of a consultation by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland have revealed that 73% of respondents are opposed to sex education...
NI consultation considers when parents may be permitted to withdraw children from teaching about abortion access
The Northern Ireland Department of Education has launched a consultation on the circumstances under which a parent or carer may excuse a child from being taught about abortion, after the UK Government brought forward regulations earlier this year that will force...
Fines of up to £2,500 for offers of help outside abortion clinics in Northern Ireland from Friday
Censorship zones that could make praying and offers of help near an abortion clinic illegal with fines of up to £2,500 are set to be introduced in Northern Ireland this Friday. The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill was passed by Members of the Legislative...
Teaching about abortion would “normalise” it and “diminish the value of life”, claims Northern Ireland MP
New regulations from the Government in Westminster that would force schools in Northern Ireland to teach secondary school pupils about abortion would "normalise" abortion and "diminish the value of life", according to MPs critical of the plans. Yesterday, as part of...
MSPs back world’s most extreme buffer zone law, despite public opposition
Despite little public support, the Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of abortion buffer zone legislation at Stage 1 that would make it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of any facility that performs abortions, and could even...
16-year-olds with anorexia could be granted assisted suicide in Scotland, expert warns
Scotland's proposed assisted suicide bill could allow assisted suicide for people with anorexia from as young as 16 years olds, an ethics expert has argued. Professor David Albert Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, has argued that the broad definition...
77% of respondents to consultation oppose introducing world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law to Scotland
Results of a Scottish Parliament consultation on Gillian Mackay MSP’s buffer zone Bill show that 77% of respondents to the consultation are opposed to introducing buffer zones in Scotland. Released earlier today, the results of the public consultation on the Abortion...
Scotland: Support for assisted suicide on the decline
Support for assisted suicide in Scotland has significantly declined in recent years according to a new analysis of the data. In an article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics Forum, Professor David Albert Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, has...
Large crowd at March for Life in Dublin told to “vote pro-life”
The large crowd who turned out in Dublin for the March for Life on Bank Holiday Monday were urged to vote pro-life in the country's upcoming local and European elections. With the latest figures in Ireland suggesting that there may have been over 10,000 abortions in...
Woman almost dies after ectopic pregnancy, which may have been masked by abortion
A paper published in the Irish Medical Journal has revealed that a woman almost died from an ectopic pregnancy after having a medical abortion. The paper, released on 21 March 2024, reveals that a woman from Limerick had a medical abortion two weeks prior to being...
A record of over 10,000 abortions in Ireland in 2023, new figures suggest
The Republic of Ireland experienced the highest number of abortions since abortion was made legal in the country, with the latest figures suggesting there were over 10,000 abortions in 2023. The figures were released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to...
Prohibition against “the deliberate killing of a patient” removed from Irish Medical Council ethical guidance
The Irish Medical Council (IMC) has removed a prohibition against "the deliberate killing of a patient" from its most up-to-date guide to professional conduct and ethics. Where the eighth edition, released in 2016, in its section on End of Life Care contains the...
Assisted suicide numbers highest ever as Oregon sees 32% increase in a single year
The state of Oregon had the highest number of assisted suicides in 2023 since the practice began in 1998. The latest annual assisted suicide report ‘Oregon Death with Dignity Act: 2023 Data Summary’, released last month, has revealed a total of 367 people ended their...
Lobby group claims majority of religious believers in Scotland support making assisted suicide legal despite unreliable sample size
Based on sample sizes too small to represent the public, an assisted suicide lobby group, along with a prominent news organisation, has claimed that the majority of religious believers in Scotland support a change in the law on assisted suicide. Earlier this year,...
Government review shows abortion complication rates likely much higher than being reported by abortion providers
A Government review has revealed that abortion complication rates are likely much higher than has been previously reported in the annual abortion statistics Released earlier this week, the review compared two different means of analysing complications following an...
Canada sees 31% increase in euthanasia and assisted suicide in one year
In 2022, the number of people who ended their lives by euthanasia or assisted suicide increased by 31.2% from the previous year, accounting for 4.1% of all deaths in Canada. According to the latest report on assisted suicide and euthanasia from Health Canada, 13,241...
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Damien Hirst’s giant sculptures of the development of the unborn baby are still on display in Qatar a decade later
The giant sculptures of the development of the unborn human revealed by English artist, Damien...
Support for Infants Bill launched to provide support for parents and carers of children
An MP has launched a Bill to require the publishing of information regarding support available for parents and carers who look after children. The Support for Infants Bill, presented by MP for Hastings and Rye, Sally-Ann Hart, received its First Reading in the House...
Threefold increase in number of babies born at 22 weeks who survive
The number of babies born at 22 weeks gestation who survive to discharge from hospital has tripled following a change in national guidelines, according to new research. Researchers from the University of Leicester and Imperial College London examined the effects of...
Christian Democrats in Belgium want to change law to allow abortion for babies between 12 and 14 weeks
The Christian Democratic and Flemish party, which is part of the coalition government in Belgium, was previously opposed to changing abortion laws, but has now said that it will support increasing the abortion time limit from 12 to 14 weeks and cutting the current...
Euthanasia law rejected by Portugal’s Constitutional Court
A Portuguese court has rejected its Parliament’s attempt to introduce euthanasia into the country, pointing to the “intolerable vagueness” of the proposed legislation. On Monday, the Constitutional Court in Portugal rejected a law to introduce euthanasia for the...
20,000 attend March for Life in Paris
As a group of politicians in France attempt to make abortion part of the constitution and seek to introduce a law allowing euthanasia, Paris’ annual March for Life has responded with a resounding ‘non’. Held every year on the third Sunday of January to commemorate the...
20,000 take to streets of Malta to demand Government not introduce abortion
Over 20,000 people marched through Malta’s capital, Valletta, on Sunday afternoon, protesting the Maltese Government’s decision to table a bill that would introduce abortion to Malta. The demonstration was one of the largest protests in recent Maltese history,...
80 academics express “grave concern” about Bill to introduce abortion up to birth in Malta
Over 80 Maltese academics have signed a position paper on the Maltese Government’s proposed abortion law amendment that would introduce abortion up to birth, expressing “grave concern” and urging the Government to adopt a law that recognises the right to life of both...
Maltese Government tables abortion up to birth Bill
This afternoon the Maltese Government introduced a Bill to the Maltese Parliament that will introduce de facto abortion on demand, for any reason, up to birth in Malta. The Maltese Government earlier indicated that it would introduce a change to legislation that would...
Limited availability of late-term abortion in Wales makes it “easier to continue the pregnancy” than travel for abortion
The largest abortion provider in Britain has suggested the limited availability of late-term abortion in Wales means that some women choose to give birth to their baby instead because it is "easier to continue the pregnancy than to travel to London". The British...
Large crowd at March for Life in Dublin told to “vote pro-life”
The large crowd who turned out in Dublin for the March for Life on Bank Holiday Monday were urged to vote pro-life in the country's upcoming local and European elections. With the latest figures in Ireland suggesting that there may have been over 10,000 abortions in...
Assisted suicide legislation “terrifying” for people with disabilities, says actress Liz Carr
Comedian, actress and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr has said that the prospect of making assisted suicide legal in the UK is "terrifying". Ahead of her documentary Better Off Dead? set to be aired on the BBC later this month, in which the actress makes her...
Emergency responders awarded commendations for saving baby born at 26 weeks still in his amniotic sac
Emergency responders from the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) have received recognition for saving the lives of a mother and premature baby in Chelmsford, Essex. Paramedic Rachel Watts was the first to arrive at the scene after being assigned to the...
New Zealand Labour Government that introduced extreme abortion law loses election
New Zealand’s Labour Government, which in 2020 introduced an extreme abortion law allowing de-facto abortion on demand for any reason up to birth, has been voted out of power. New Zealand’s General Election was held on Saturday 14 October 2023; the Labour Party Leader...
“Completely went off” – Abortion clinic owner boasts about performing large number of abortions
Dr Simon Snook, an owner of abortion clinics in New Zealand, has boasted about ending the lives of more babies through his new ‘0800 dial an abortion’ service than expected, saying that in the first two weeks of its launch the new service “completely went off”. ...
NZ PM’s Govt. launches ‘0800 dial an abortion’ service
The New Zealand Government has launched a new ‘DIY’ abortion scheme that allows women and girls to ‘free-phone’ a number and have abortion pills delivered to them in what has been described as ‘state-sponsored backstreet abortion’. Following the introduction of one of...
New Zealand: 28 people end their lives by assisted suicide or euthanasia in first 3 months since law came into effect
At least 28 people in New Zealand have had their lives ended by euthanasia or assisted suicide in the three months since the practice became legal. The law that allows assisted suicide and euthanasia came into effect in November 2021 following a referendum on the...
“Determined little fighter” born at 26 weeks in a family of premmies now starting school at five years old
A girl who was born 14 weeks early and weighing less than 1kg, is now a healthy and happy five-year-old, weighs 22kg and is about to start school. Bridget de Beer was born via emergency caesarean section when her mum was just 26 weeks pregnant in 2018. She spent two...
Australian sonographer shocks journalist as she reveals reality of sex-selective abortion
An Australian journalist has written about her shock following a conversation with her sonographer who revealed that some families choose abortion after discovering the sex of their unborn baby. The anonymous writer shared her experience of going for her 20-week...
Australia: Man ends life using assisted suicide drugs intended for his wife
A man in Queensland, Australia has ended his life using assisted suicide drugs intended for his wife. The law permitting assisted suicide came into force at the beginning of this year, and permits the prescribing of lethal drugs to those who fulfil the eligibility...
Girls under 16 will get abortions without parents knowing if Western Australia law change passes
Girls in Western Australia will be able to get an abortion without their parents knowing if a Bill before the state’s Parliament becomes law. New law to allow abortions without parental notification The current law in Western Australia requires an under-16 year...
Investigation uncovers Nigerian military’s secret mass abortion programme
The Nigerian military has been running a secret illegal mass abortion programme since at least 2013 that has resulted in at least 10,000 abortions, according to a Reuters report. The Reuters report is based on interviews with Nigerian women and girls, a number of...
Pastor marries corpse of fiancée he killed via forced abortion
A Nigerian pastor ‘married’ the corpse of his late fiancée after she died after a brutal abortion he had reportedly forced her to undergo. Reverend Dr. Success Emeka Sunday, the founder of Life Transformation Praying Ministry, in Akwakuma, Nigeria, has been accused of...
Abortion “a radical act of self-love” says UN Special Rapporteur
A Special Rapporteur for the United Nation’s Human Rights Council has described abortion as “a radical act of self-love”. Last year, the Special Rapporteur, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng from South Africa, released a statement in relation to President Trump’s ‘gag rule’ that...
Malawi: Abortion-up-to-birth bill rejected
Lawmakers in Malawi have rejected a proposal to permit abortion up to birth. On 11th March, Mathews Ngwale, head of the Parliamentary Health Committee in Malawi, advanced a bill which would expand abortion access considerably. In late February, the Guardian...
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Chile rejects abortion
Chile’s lower Chamber of Deputies has rejected a Bill that sought to introduce abortion on demand up to 14 weeks gestation. The legislation, introduced in January this year, sought to amend the current Chilean penal code so that the current prohibitions on abortion...
Abortion campaigner dies after getting legal abortion in Argentina
An abortion campaigner has died after a legal medical abortion in Argentina, after the country legalised abortion on demand on 30 December 2020. Twenty-three year old Maria de Valle Gonzalez Lopez died earlier this month on 11 April, four days after being legally...
Abortion campaigners celebrate introduction of abortion on demand to Argentina
Argentina's senate has voted through a bill to introduce abortion on demand to Argentina. The result was announced at 4am on Wednesday with 38 votes in favour, 29 against and one abstention. Pro-abortion campaigners erupted into celebration outside the congressional...
Thousands join rallies across Argentina against new abortion bill
Thousands have joined in pro-life demonstrations, which according to organisers took place in across more than 500 cities in Argentina in opposition to a bill that would legalise abortion on demand. Argentines demonstrated for the protection of the unborn and support...
Vermont becomes America’s first ‘assisted suicide tourism’ state
The state of Vermont has become the first state in the United States to allow non-residents to end their lives by assisted suicide. Under the ‘Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life Act 2013’, Vermont permits doctors to prescribe drugs for self-administration...
Politician faces calls to resign after suggesting babies with disabilities should be aborted to save money
A politician in the US. is facing calls to resign after he suggested that children with disabilities should be aborted to save money. During a city council on 7 February, Michael Hugo, a Massachusetts Democrat and the chair of the Framingham Democratic Committee,...
Man shoots 84-year-old pro-life woman
A Michigan man who shot an 84-year-old woman who was advocating against abortion has been ordered to stand trial. Joan Jacobson, an 84-year-old volunteer, was advocating against a proposed state constitutional amendment that sought to establish a “right” to abortion....
Abortion boat to target women facing unplanned pregnancies
Since Roe v Wade was overturned, 13 states have made abortion illegal, leading activists to launch an ‘at sea’ abortion campaign to provide abortions on boats. According to the Guardian, some states that continue to allow abortions have seen an increase in women...
Crowd takes to the streets for India’s March for Life
Nearly five times as many people gathered for the 2023 March for Life in India compared to the previous year, as close to 1,000 pro-lifers marched to oppose 52 years of legal abortion in India. Youth activists raise awareness This summer, the second national...
South Korea’s smallest premature baby discharged from hospital
South Korea’s smallest baby, Cho Gun-woo, was discharged from hospital last year after five months in intensive care. Gun-woo was born prematurely on 4 April 2021 about 15 weeks prior to his due date. At the time of birth, he was unable to breathe independently, as...
Thailand rejects 24-week abortion bill, but proceeds with abortion on demand up to 12 weeks
Thai politicians have rejected a proposal to introduce abortion on demand through to 24-weeks, but proceeded with introducing abortion on demand up to 12 weeks. The new law, which came into effect today, will make abortion legal throughout the first trimester of...
MP calls out forced abortions on Uyghur women in China
An MP has urged the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to call on the Chinese Communist Party to end their population control measures, including forced abortions and sterilisation, of the Uyghur community in China. Conservative MP Fiona Bruce, in a debate...
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Assisted suicide legislation “terrifying” for people with disabilities, says actress Liz Carr
Comedian, actress and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr has said that the prospect of making assisted suicide legal in the UK is "terrifying". Ahead of her documentary Better Off Dead? set to be aired on the BBC later this month, in which the actress makes her...
Lobby group claims majority of religious believers in Scotland support making assisted suicide legal despite unreliable sample size
Based on sample sizes too small to represent the public, an assisted suicide lobby group, along with a prominent news organisation, has claimed that the majority of religious believers in Scotland support a change in the law on assisted suicide. Earlier this year,...
MPs and Peers warned by expert about impact of Canada’s euthanasia law
An expert on the impact of euthanasia legislation in Canada has warned UK parliamentarians that euthanasia legislation is a form of "abandonment" and that, in most cases, euthanasia deaths are "deaths of despair". At a parliamentary event this morning, organised by...
Why Denmark’s Council of Ethics advised against legalising euthanasia
An overwhelming majority of the Danish Council of Ethics has advised against the legalisation of euthanasia in Denmark, according to a recently released report. 16 out of 17 members of the committee have voiced strong opposition to allowing euthanasia in Denmark...
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Assisted suicide legislation “terrifying” for people with disabilities, says actress Liz Carr
Comedian, actress and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr has said that the prospect of making assisted suicide legal in the UK is "terrifying". Ahead of her documentary Better Off Dead? set to be aired on the BBC later this month, in which the actress makes her...
Lobby group claims majority of religious believers in Scotland support making assisted suicide legal despite unreliable sample size
Based on sample sizes too small to represent the public, an assisted suicide lobby group, along with a prominent news organisation, has claimed that the majority of religious believers in Scotland support a change in the law on assisted suicide. Earlier this year,...
MPs and Peers warned by expert about impact of Canada’s euthanasia law
An expert on the impact of euthanasia legislation in Canada has warned UK parliamentarians that euthanasia legislation is a form of "abandonment" and that, in most cases, euthanasia deaths are "deaths of despair". At a parliamentary event this morning, organised by...
Why Denmark’s Council of Ethics advised against legalising euthanasia
An overwhelming majority of the Danish Council of Ethics has advised against the legalisation of euthanasia in Denmark, according to a recently released report. 16 out of 17 members of the committee have voiced strong opposition to allowing euthanasia in Denmark...
Keep the cops out of our minds
In 2018, lawyers argued before the High Court that laws introduced by local councils designed to prevent harassment and intimidation near abortion facilities were so broadly drafted that they could even criminalise silent prayer i.e. impinge on the most basic of...
‘I live in chronic pain but won’t back assisted dying – even kids are being killed’
Andrew Peel's life might be marred by daily agony, but that doesn't mean he will ever support assisted dying. Born with spina bifida, he knows only too well how tough life can be for disabled people, but tells the Mirror he won't be signing Dame Esther Rantzen's...
I’m thankful assisted suicide wasn’t an option when my mother was dying
My late mother would repeatedly tell me that if she ever became a burden, I should put her out of her misery. A chronic alcoholic, she eventually drank herself senseless and I found myself looking for adult care for her when she was only in her early 50s. By...
NADINE DORRIES: When they told my husband he had four months to live, he wanted to go to Dignitas. But by the end, at home surrounded by love, he was so glad he didn’t…
The evening of February 7, 2019, was like every other in any February: cold, dark and damp. As I drove my husband Paul to hospital to get the results of tests he’d undergone for a troublesome stomach ulcer, we were planning where to book for our family summer holiday...
Keep the cops out of our minds
In 2018, lawyers argued before the High Court that laws introduced by local councils designed to prevent harassment and intimidation near abortion facilities were so broadly drafted that they could even criminalise silent prayer i.e. impinge on the most basic of...
‘I live in chronic pain but won’t back assisted dying – even kids are being killed’
Andrew Peel's life might be marred by daily agony, but that doesn't mean he will ever support assisted dying. Born with spina bifida, he knows only too well how tough life can be for disabled people, but tells the Mirror he won't be signing Dame Esther Rantzen's...
I’m thankful assisted suicide wasn’t an option when my mother was dying
My late mother would repeatedly tell me that if she ever became a burden, I should put her out of her misery. A chronic alcoholic, she eventually drank herself senseless and I found myself looking for adult care for her when she was only in her early 50s. By...
NADINE DORRIES: When they told my husband he had four months to live, he wanted to go to Dignitas. But by the end, at home surrounded by love, he was so glad he didn’t…
The evening of February 7, 2019, was like every other in any February: cold, dark and damp. As I drove my husband Paul to hospital to get the results of tests he’d undergone for a troublesome stomach ulcer, we were planning where to book for our family summer holiday...