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SPUC mounts legal challenge to UK Parliament’s abortion plans for Northern Ireland

May 05, 2021

Pro-life advocates are gearing up to challenge attempts by the British Parliament to impose drastic changes on Northern Ireland’s abortion policies. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has announced a legal action against the UK government’s grant of wide-ranging powers to Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis to implement “fully-funded abortion service” in Northern

UK government may push to legislate again on abortion in N Ireland

March 21, 2021

The regulations from Westminster, which came into force March 31, 2020, allow elective abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy; abortions up to 24 weeks in cases of risk to the mother's physical or mental health; and abortion without time limit in cases of severe fetal impairment or fatal fetal abnormality.

Devolving abortion law to Scotland is an ‘opportunity’, says pro-life charity

November 10, 2015

LIFE has welcomed the devolution of abortion law

Letters from the Synod: October 17-18

October 17, 2015

Reports and commentary, from Rome and elsewhere, on the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Letters from the Synod: October 16, 2015

October 16, 2015

Reports and commentary, from Rome and elsewhere, on the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Westminster’s foolish bribe will push Scotland closer to independence

September 09, 2014

Why has it proven so hard for the Better Together campaign to galvinise enthusiastic support for our union?

Don’t start tinkering with the monarchy, Mr Cameron!

October 28, 2011

For the sake of political posturing and ending 'discrimination' against women and Catholics, David Cameron is opening the monarchy up to secularisation. It is political vanity for which future generations will pay a high price