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Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill to receive First Reading in the House of Lords
More doctors oppose rather than support making assisted suicide legal, according to survey
Parliamentary motion launched to reinstate in-person abortion appointments
Two MPs attempt to hijack Gov. Bill with extreme abortion up to birth amendments
At Home Abortion (Review) Bill receives First Reading
A Bill that will require the Government to conduct a review into the risks associated with at-home medical abortions in which a woman self-administers a medical abortion outside of a clinical setting has been launched in the House of Lords. This afternoon, as one of...
Premature baby nicknamed ‘Mayor of NICU’ after six months in intensive care
A baby born at just 26 weeks has become known as the Mayor of NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) after having spent over six months being cared for in the hospital. Born almost four months early, weighing less than 1lb and clinging to life, baby Ellyannah was so...
Foetal Sentience Committee Bill receives First Reading in the House of Lords
A bill which intends to create a committee to provide evidence-based, scientific expertise on the sentience of unborn babies has been launched in the House of Lords. This afternoon, as one of the three pro-life bills drawn in the Lords private members' bills ballot...
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...
Gov. announces abortion buffer zone consultation
The Government will hold a public consultation on guidance about the implementation of abortion buffer zones, which make "influencing" someone seeking an abortion within 150m of an abortion clinic a criminal offence. While, Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023,...
Premature baby nicknamed ‘Mayor of NICU’ after six months in intensive care
A baby born at just 26 weeks has become known as the Mayor of NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)...
Baby born at 27 weeks now thriving as her MSP father fights to keep neonatal unit open
A Scottish MSP is determined to keep the neonatal unit of his local hospital open after the staff there kept his premature daughter alive. The University Hospital Wishaw in Lanarkshire, Scotland has been named as having the top neonatal unit in the UK. Despite this,...
Born at 24 weeks, baby Greyson is heading home with his family
Born at 24 weeks, baby Greyson weighed less than a pound and, after a staggering 490 days in hospital, he's thriving and finally going home. Baby Greyson was born 16 weeks before his due date and was given a 20 to 30% chance of survival. “When he was born...
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Press release – Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill to receive First Reading in the House of Lords
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill 2023 to receive First Reading in House of Lords tommorow Tomorrow, Baroness O'Loan will launch the Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill in the House of Lords where the...
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Time limit reduction Bill receives First Reading
Yesterday, Baroness O’Loan’s Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill received a First Reading in the House of Lords. There have been huge advances in medical science in the 33 years since 1990 when the abortion time limit was lowered from 28 weeks to 24...
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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...
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...
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,...
Heroine of The Sound of Music refused an abortion
The heroine of The Sound of Music, Maria von Trapp, was told by her doctor to have an abortion because her unborn son was thought to be disabled. Not only did she not have an abortion, but her son was born healthy. The story of the von Trapp family, their musical...
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...
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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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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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 Woman in Me, Spears revealed that...
“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...
Teen mum trolled and told to abort her baby is now 18 and living in her own home
A teen mum, who became pregnant at 13, was trolled and told to abort her baby. She is now 18, taking college classes, and is living in her own home. Maddie Lambert, from Texas, USA, became pregnant when she was only 13 years old when the father of her baby was of a...
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“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...
Irish man with Down’s syndrome delivers letter to doctor saying that abortion on the grounds of Down’s syndrome was “very wrong” and “unfair”
An Irish man with Down’s syndrome has delivered a letter to the Master of Rotunda Hospital saying that abortion on the grounds of Down’s syndrome was “very wrong” and “unfair”. The letter was delivered in the aftermath of an Irish Times interview with Professor Fergal...
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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...
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...
MP resigns from Govt. position over forcing NI schools to teach about abortion access
A Welsh Conservative MP quit his job as a ministerial aide in order to vote against new regulations that will force all state secondary schools to teach 11 to 16-year-olds about abortion access in Northern Ireland. Robin Millar, MP for Aberconwy in Wales, was one of...
Scottish consultation on extreme buffer zone bill closes next week
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee in Scotland is currently undertaking a consultation on a new Bill to introduce buffer zone legislation that would make it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of any facility that performs...
Baby born at 27 weeks now thriving as her MSP father fights to keep neonatal unit open
A Scottish MSP is determined to keep the neonatal unit of his local hospital open after the staff there kept his premature daughter alive. The University Hospital Wishaw in Lanarkshire, Scotland has been named as having the top neonatal unit in the UK. Despite this,...
Scottish Greens to introduce world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law in Scotland
Scottish Green Party MSP, Gillian Mackay, has published a bill that proposes introducing the most extreme abortion buffer zone laws in the world in Scotland, making it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of an abortion clinic or...
Dignity in Dying’s poll shows drop in support for assisted suicide in Scotland
New polling commissioned and funded by assisted suicide pressure group, Dignity in Dying (formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society), shows that there has been a drop in support for assisted suicide in Scotland. Dignity in Dying commissioned two YouGov polls into...
Irish Gov. spends €46m on abortion provision and nothing on promoting abortion alternatives
The Irish Government has spent €46 million on the provision of abortion since it was made legal in Ireland "and not a single cent on promoting alternatives to abortion", according to research by the Pro Life Campaign (PLC) in Ireland. Based on responses to a series of...
Irish TDs whipped to support “draconian” buffer zone Bill that criminalises offers of help outside abortion facilities and GP surgeries
TDs in the Irish Parliament voted in favour of a bill to introduce buffer zones that criminalise offers of help outside locations where abortions might be carried out and GP surgeries, with reports that Fine Gael TDs were whipped to support the legislation. Last...
Over 2,600 women in Ireland had their babies instead of abortion after three-day waiting period
Over 2,600 women in Ireland did not proceed with an abortion after an initial abortion appointment and a mandatory three-day waiting period in 2022. In response to a parliamentary question from Carol Nolan TD regarding the total number of women who had had an initial...
Ireland abortions highest on record for 2022, one abortion for every seven live births
Ireland has seen its highest number of abortions on record for 2022, with one abortion for every seven babies born. Yesterday, the Department of Health in Ireland released its abortion statistics for 2022, which revealed there had been 8,156 abortions. This is the...
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...
Plans to remove 14-day limit for experimenting on embryos rejected by 97% of submissions from general public to HFEA consultation
The results of a major consultation undertaken by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) reveal that 97% of the general public who responded to proposals in the consultation for a law change, that would pave the way for removing the 14-day limit for...
New poll shows women support ending ‘DIY’ home abortion schemes
A new poll shows that a majority of women who take a position on where abortion pills should be taken support an end to ‘DIY’ at-home abortion schemes and want to ensure that abortion pills should only be taken under medical supervision at a clinic. According to the...
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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...
Premature babies surviving in neonatal units at ever-increasing rates
155 NHS neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in England support 50,000 babies every year. One in eight of the babies admitted to these units are born prematurely, before 37 weeks. The youngest of these can be born at just 22 weeks gestation, and their chances of...
Thousands attend March for Life in London despite train strikes
Photos from the March For Life UK can be viewed on Facebook here or if you are not on Facebook, they can be viewed here. Despite train strikes, an estimated 7,000 pro-lifers attended the annual March for Life in central London, dwarfing a pro-abortion...
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...
Scottish consultation on extreme buffer zone bill closes next week
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee in Scotland is currently undertaking a consultation on a new Bill to introduce buffer zone legislation that would make it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of any facility that performs...
Explainer – Why it is time to reduce the abortion time limit
On Thursday 7 December 2023, a member of the House of Lords, Baroness O’Loan, introduced the Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill to the House of Lords, where it received a First Reading. The Bill will amend the Abortion Act 1967 so that the gestational...
Abortion (Gestational Time Limit Reduction) Bill to receive First Reading in the House of Lords
As babies born before the abortion limit increasingly survive, a member of the House of Lords is launching a Bill that intends to reduce the abortion limit from 24 to 22 weeks. Tomorrow, as one of the three pro-life bills drawn in the Lords Private Members' Bills...
More doctors oppose rather than support making assisted suicide legal, according to survey
A new survey has found that over half of doctors who take a position on the matter are against making assisted suicide legal. The survey, conducted by Doctors.net.uk at the end of October, found that of those who took a position on the matter, 51.6% were opposed to...
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...
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...
Forced abortion and sterilisation for women with disabilities in Australia inquiry hears
A Senate inquiry in Australia has heard that women with disabilities have faced forced abortion and sterilisation. A number of organisations gave evidence to the inquiry including the Victorian Women’s Health Services Network, which said that women with disabilities...
540g premature baby born at 27 weeks is now a thriving two year old
An extremely premature baby born in Tasmania at just 27 weeks and weighing 540g had to battle a string of medical issues and three bouts of sepsis but is now a thriving two year old. When Hadrian was born in Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia, the odds were stacked...
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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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...
Canada set to legalise euthanasia for drug addicts
Canada is set to legalise euthanasia on the grounds of mental health in March 2024. As the date approaches, debate is reigniting around the controversial law which will legalise euthanasia for drug addicts. The move is being branded as “eugenics” by individuals...
Support for assisted suicide drops in England and Wales, according to poll from assisted suicide campaigners
New polling in England and Wales, commissioned and funded by assisted suicide lobby group, Dignity in Dying, shows there has been a drop in support for assisted suicide. Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, commissioned two YouGov polls into...
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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...
Canada set to legalise euthanasia for drug addicts
Canada is set to legalise euthanasia on the grounds of mental health in March 2024. As the date approaches, debate is reigniting around the controversial law which will legalise euthanasia for drug addicts. The move is being branded as “eugenics” by individuals...
Support for assisted suicide drops in England and Wales, according to poll from assisted suicide campaigners
New polling in England and Wales, commissioned and funded by assisted suicide lobby group, Dignity in Dying, shows there has been a drop in support for assisted suicide. Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, commissioned two YouGov polls into...
The Gen Z abortion crisis
The summer holiday is always a bit of a non-event when it comes to news. With Westminster on recess and chief editors retreating to their second homes, deputy staff members stretch out stories like used bits of cling film until their bosses return. Be it the Bibby...
Let’s remember the case against assisted suicide
In 2015, the last major attempt to legalise assisted suicide in Britain was resoundingly defeated in the House of Commons with a vote of 330 against and 118 in favour. At the time, Jeremy Corbyn spoke against the Bill, saying to supporters: “This Bill would put the...
Canada’s assisted dying horror story
My favourite Martin Amis novel was his 1991 book Time’s Arrow. It is a pyrotechnically brilliant work in which all time goes backwards. On publication it was criticised in some quarters because the novel includes a reverse version of the Holocaust and some...
Liberals shouldn’t support Canada’s euthanasia law. It is a nightmarish free-for-all
I'm an English-born Anglican priest who has lived in Canada for 35 years. I regard myself as an orthodox Christian but I suppose I’ve a certain reputation as a liberal on many issues. Philosopher Kathleen Stock rather dismissed me recently in one of her columns as a...
The Gen Z abortion crisis
The summer holiday is always a bit of a non-event when it comes to news. With Westminster on recess and chief editors retreating to their second homes, deputy staff members stretch out stories like used bits of cling film until their bosses return. Be it the Bibby...
Let’s remember the case against assisted suicide
In 2015, the last major attempt to legalise assisted suicide in Britain was resoundingly defeated in the House of Commons with a vote of 330 against and 118 in favour. At the time, Jeremy Corbyn spoke against the Bill, saying to supporters: “This Bill would put the...
Canada’s assisted dying horror story
My favourite Martin Amis novel was his 1991 book Time’s Arrow. It is a pyrotechnically brilliant work in which all time goes backwards. On publication it was criticised in some quarters because the novel includes a reverse version of the Holocaust and some...
Liberals shouldn’t support Canada’s euthanasia law. It is a nightmarish free-for-all
I'm an English-born Anglican priest who has lived in Canada for 35 years. I regard myself as an orthodox Christian but I suppose I’ve a certain reputation as a liberal on many issues. Philosopher Kathleen Stock rather dismissed me recently in one of her columns as a...