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House of Lords bill on ‘sentience’ would give human foetuses in UK parity with shellfish

March 20, 2024

A bill under consideration in the United Kingdom’s House of Lords is attempting to establish a committee on ‘foetal sentience’. The bill (HL Bill 15) would require the UK Secretary of State to establish a Foetal Sentience Committee. The committee’s purpose would be to provide evidence-based, scientific expertise on the sentience – a measure of

Donald Trump says his goal is cross-party abortion compromise that includes ‘exceptions’

March 18, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has spoken about his intention to push for abortion legislation in the US that would get the support of both Republicans and Democrats. “I would like to see if we could make both sides happy,” the former president told Fox News Channel’s “MediaBuzz” on 17 March. The overturning of Roe v. Wade by

Ugly scenes at Manchester University embody how abortion in UK holds up a mirror to society

March 15, 2024

Students attending the University of Manchester Pro-Life Society’s inaugural gathering earlier this month were spat at, threatened with rape and barricaded into a venue by a screeching mob. The mob was predominately made up of their young, fellow students – part of the future of this country. As both a writer and a reader, I

Over 700 medical professionals back biggest change to UK abortion law in a generation

March 11, 2024

More than 700 medical professionals have called on MPs to lower the upper time limits for abortions by two weeks. They want politicians to back an amendment to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill, in what would be the biggest change to abortion law for a generation, when the legislation arrives in the House of Commons

A misguided sham: International Women’s Day

March 08, 2024

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a day which proclaims to act as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, “celebrating” the achievements of women, gender equality and reproductive rights. Hashtagged #EmbraceEquity, it is a day for all women: short women, tall women, fat women, thin women, rich women, poor women, women with penises and 18”

‘Deplorable’ abortion plan for US veterans goes against military’s ethos to ‘protect the innocent’

March 07, 2024

NEW YORK – The US federal government’s decision to change how it provides abortion services to US military veterans is “at odds with the notion that the military protects the innocent”, argues the prelate who heads the Archdiocese for the Military Services in the US. On 4 March, the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)

Pro-life student caught up in Manchester University’s scenes of abortion hysterics talks to Catholic Herald

March 06, 2024

“Get your rosaries off our ovaries” chanted a group of men protesting the first meeting of the Manchester Pro-Life Society, a student group established at Manchester University in January 2024 to “create a pro-life culture on campus”. “Get your rosaries off our testicles” would have been more accurate, but it just doesn’t have quite the

Are the dark gods back: Enraged crowds, psychosis and possession?

March 05, 2024

After watching the videos of mobs of supposedly progressive students at Manchester University, shouting, swearing, threatening, intimidating and attempting to terrify a handful of their contemporaries – who had the temerity to set up a pro-life student society on campus – it’s hard not to ask the question: What on earth possessed them? Sometimes there are moments when idiomatic language