Minimum age for assisted suicide in Scotland raised from 16 to 18 as support slips…
Assisted deaths could reach over 4,500 each year, according to Govt impact assessment
New poll of MPs suggests assisted suicide Bill may not pass Third Reading
Major vote on extreme Scottish assisted suicide Bill scheduled for 13 May
57th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 10,741,486 lives lost since 1968
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Tanni Grey-Thompson: assisted suicide will “fundamentally” change relationship between people with disabilities and society
Former Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, has warned if assisted suicide becomes legal, it will "fundamentally" change the relationship between people with disabilities and society. Baroness Grey-Thompson also said that disabled people who have contacted her...
“Passionately pro-life” Pope Francis dies aged 88
After a papacy strongly opposed to abortion, assisted suicide and euthanasia, Pope Francis, who died earlier this week, has been praised for being “passionately pro-life”. Pope Francis, 88, who died in Rome on Easter Monday after suffering a stroke and heart failure,...
Dad delivers premature twins at home with life-saving help from emergency dispatcher
An emergency services dispatcher has helped deliver premature twins over the phone who were born within just six minutes of their parents calling for an ambulance. Last summer, Chance Chipman, an emergency services dispatcher, received a call that he had always...
Man with disability whose life is at risk under Canada’s assisted dying law urges Scotland not to do the same
A Canadian man who recorded hospital staff offering him assisted suicide, despite him being clear he did not wish to end his life, has urged Scotland not to follow Canada down the “dark path” of introducing assisted dying. As MSPs prepare to debate and vote on Liam...
Peter Singer faces backlash for endorsing assisted suicide for a “complete” life
The prominent philosophy professor, Peter Singer, who has previously written that parents should be allowed to euthanise babies with disabilities, is now facing a backlash after he endorsed assisted suicide for those who feel their life is "complete". Philosophers...
Canadian man denied surgery offered ’assisted dying’
A man from Canada who struggled to access surgery for an injury sustained at work was offered assisted dying, raising concerns that similar situations could arise in England and Wales if Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill becomes law. According to reports, the...
Dad delivers premature twins at home with life-saving help from emergency dispatcher
An emergency services dispatcher has helped deliver premature twins over the phone who were born...
Baby given a 23% chance of survival about to celebrate her second birthday
A baby, who was given a 23% chance of survival after doctors found a cyst on her umbilical cord, is coming up to celebrate her second birthday. Baby Amelia’s mother Laura, from Worthing, West Sussex, was already having a challenging pregnancy in the early weeks,...
Pioneer of the first neonatal ventilator dies aged 101
A pioneer in the treatment of lung disease in premature babies and founder of one of America’s first newborn intensive care units has died aged 101. Dr Mildred Stahlman was admitted to Vanderbilt medical school in 1943, one of just four women in her class. In 1954,...
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Press release – 57th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 10,741,486 lives lost since 1968
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press release - 57 years of abortion: 10,741,486 lives lost since 1968 27 April 2025 - Today marks the 57th anniversary of the Abortion Act coming into effect in 1968 – 6 months after it received Royal Assent. Since...
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Action alert: Scotland assisted suicide Bill
This is an urgent update regarding assisted suicide in Scotland. If you are based outside Scotland, we still need your help: please share this page with like-minded friends or family you know in Scotland. If you are based in Scotland, please take action and contact...
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“Devalued to death”: activists with disabilities share fears about assisted suicide Bill
Activists with disabilities are speaking out against the legalisation of assisted suicide and are warning that vulnerable people risk “being devalued to death” as Labour MP Kim Leadbeater attempts to introduce assisted suicide. Leadbeater's announcement that she would...
Olympics opening celebrates three women responsible for law introducing disability abortion ahead of Paralympic Games
The Paris Olympics recently glorified three French women instrumental in introducing France's abortion law, which allows disability abortion up to birth. Meanwhile, the Paralympics, which celebrates the lives and achievements of athletes with disabilities, is set to...
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...
“Devalued to death”: activists with disabilities share fears about assisted suicide Bill
Activists with disabilities are speaking out against the legalisation of assisted suicide and are warning that vulnerable people risk “being devalued to death” as Labour MP Kim Leadbeater attempts to introduce assisted suicide. Leadbeater's announcement that she would...
Olympics opening celebrates three women responsible for law introducing disability abortion ahead of Paralympic Games
The Paris Olympics recently glorified three French women instrumental in introducing France's abortion law, which allows disability abortion up to birth. Meanwhile, the Paralympics, which celebrates the lives and achievements of athletes with disabilities, is set to...
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...
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200 MP candidates sign pro-life pledge in biggest response to Right To Life UK election campaign ever
In the biggest response to a Right To Life UK election campaign ever, 200 candidates from around the country have signed the Both Lives Pledge since it was launched last Monday. In the build up to the General Election next month, Right To Life UK launched the Vote For...
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...
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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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200 MP candidates sign pro-life pledge in biggest response to Right To Life UK election campaign ever
In the biggest response to a Right To Life UK election campaign ever, 200 candidates from around the country have signed the Both Lives Pledge since it was launched last Monday. In the build up to the General Election next month, Right To Life UK launched the Vote For...
MPs propose law change that would make sex-selective abortion legal in England and Wales
The campaign group against sex-selective abortion, Stop Gendercide, has raised concerns that pro-abortion amendments to a Government Bill would make sex-selective abortions legal in England and Wales. Ahead of a vote on amendments introduced by Stella Creasy MP and...
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...
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Massive 29% increase in lives ended through abortion in Northern Ireland in just one year
Abortion statistics released by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland show that 2,792 lives were ended through abortion in the year from 1...
First prosecution for praying the Lord’s Prayer in NI abortion buffer zone
A woman arrested for praying outside a hospital is being prosecuted for an alleged breach of abortion buffer zone legislation in Northern Ireland. Claire Brennan, 52, supported by the Christian Legal Centre, is challenging the prosecution which began earlier this week...
NI abortions increase by almost 25% in 12 months, record 2,168 lives lost
Abortion statistics released by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland this morning show that a record number of 2,168 lives were ended through abortion in Northern Ireland for the year from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The figures reveal an increase of 413...
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 resources covering "access to abortion". At the same time, guidance released by the Department of Education in...
Major vote on extreme Scottish assisted suicide Bill scheduled for 13 May
It has been confirmed that the major Stage One debate and vote on Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill in Scotland will be taking place in less than a fortnight, on Tuesday 13 May. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is a Scotland-only...
Scotland: 16-year-olds having access to assisted suicide a ‘significant issue’ for First Minister
Scottish First Minister John Swinney has shared “significant” concerns about teenagers as young as 16 and 17 being able to end their lives under a proposed assisted suicide law in Scotland. The minimum age to access assisted suicide in Scotland, as proposed in Liam...
SNP: Abortion up to birth resolution to be voted on
An extreme resolution calling for the "right to abortion to be enshrined in the future constitution of an independent Scotland" will be debated and voted on at the 90th Annual National Conference of the Scottish National Party next Sunday. In the preamble, the...
Scotland to introduce most extreme abortion buffer zone law in the world
Despite overwhelming public opposition to the introduction of buffer zones around abortion clinics in Scotland, MSPs have passed legislation that would make it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of any facility that performs...
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...
Scottish Health Committee raises over 30 concerns with proposed assisted suicide law
Legalising assisted suicide could lead to a “slippery slope” under a proposed Bill in Scotland, MSPs have warned in a recent report. Scrutinising proposals in Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Scotland’s Health, Social Care and...
Minimum age for assisted suicide in Scotland raised from 16 to 18 as support slips away
Liam McArthur’s decision to raise the minimum age to access assisted suicide in the Scottish legislation from 16 to 18 has been branded “a last ditch effort to save the Bill” as reports emerged that support for his assisted suicide Bill is slipping away. According to...
Assisted deaths could reach over 4,500 each year, according to Govt impact assessment
Hundreds of people could end their lives by assisted suicide in its first year of implementation, rising to as high as over 4,500 annual deaths after ten years, which could save the state as much as £59 million by year ten, according to a government impact assessment....
New poll of MPs suggests assisted suicide Bill may not pass Third Reading
Results of a new poll published in The Times today suggest the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill may no longer have the backing of enough MPs to pass Third Reading. With Third Reading of Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which intends to make...
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...
New report exposes danger of relying on “heavily skewed” evidence from Australia on assisted suicide
The use of "heavily skewed" and "very limited" evidence from Australia to inform the debate on assisted suicide in England and Wales has been characterised as "problematic" according to a new report. The report "Wrong Side of the World: The Misplaced Reliance on...
MPs astounded as motion banning any change to Queensland’s abortion law is passed
The Queensland Parliament in Australia has voted to introduce a complete ban on discussion of its abortion law in an unprecedented move by the state's premier. David Crisafulli, premier for the Liberal National Party, introduced the motion yesterday (10 December)...
Vulnerable Australians resort to euthanasia rather than face long delays to receive healthcare
Elderly and vulnerable people in Australia have resorted to ending their lives by euthanasia rather than endure long delays on a waitlist to get the support they need to live with a condition. A number of stories of sick and elderly people in Australia ending their...
“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...
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...
Assisted dying discourse has stoked fear of death – but the truth is, palliative care works
Palliative care is care that improves the quality of life for people living with advanced illnesses. As a palliative care doctor, I work within a multi-professional team, and our job – collectively – is to alleviate not only the physical symptoms that can be...
Oregon is no model for ‘assisted dying’
Assisted-dying advocates love to point to the US state of Oregon as a possible model for an assisted-dying law. Yes, they might begrudgingly acknowledge that Canada and the Netherlands have taken things a bit too far. But Oregon – where assisted dying has been...
Do not trust the assisted dying bill’s safeguards
Labour MP’s Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill has the “strictest safeguards anywhere in the world”, according to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. In fact, the safeguards are so strong that Leadbeater could not even tell us what they were when she published those words at...
Assisted dying is a corruption of medicine
Over the past 50 years, both the lay and medical communities in many Western nations have gradually accepted the idea of assisted dying. There is no guarantee that Britain’s MPs will follow suit when the assisted-dying bill comes before parliament at the end of...
Assisted dying discourse has stoked fear of death – but the truth is, palliative care works
Palliative care is care that improves the quality of life for people living with advanced illnesses. As a palliative care doctor, I work within a multi-professional team, and our job – collectively – is to alleviate not only the physical symptoms that can be...
Oregon is no model for ‘assisted dying’
Assisted-dying advocates love to point to the US state of Oregon as a possible model for an assisted-dying law. Yes, they might begrudgingly acknowledge that Canada and the Netherlands have taken things a bit too far. But Oregon – where assisted dying has been...
Do not trust the assisted dying bill’s safeguards
Labour MP’s Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill has the “strictest safeguards anywhere in the world”, according to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. In fact, the safeguards are so strong that Leadbeater could not even tell us what they were when she published those words at...
Assisted dying is a corruption of medicine
Over the past 50 years, both the lay and medical communities in many Western nations have gradually accepted the idea of assisted dying. There is no guarantee that Britain’s MPs will follow suit when the assisted-dying bill comes before parliament at the end of...