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Will the abortion issue decide US election?
April 26, 2024
Three out of five Americans profess a Christian faith. Most of them, numbering about 140 million, or 42 per cent of the US population, belong to Protestant denominations, of which the largest group is the 16 million Southern Baptists. The largest single Christian group, however, amounting to about one in five Americans, is the 70
UK government’s funding spree for overseas abortions continues apace
April 26, 2024
The UK Government has announced that £12million pounds of taxpayers’ money is to go to a programme run by an organisation that aims to “expand access” to abortion in Tanzania over the next two years. It comes against a backdrop in which funding for overseas abortions has been a continued theme of the UK Government
Scottish Parliament admits that policing ‘silent prayer’ in abortion ‘buffer zones’ difficult to manage
April 24, 2024
The Scottish Parliament has moved a step closer to sanctioning the “world’s most extreme buffer zone law” that could criminalise “private thoughts”, while acknowledging the difficulties in policing the law, especially when it comes to silent prayer. The proposed “safe access zone” that the law would establish includes not only the facility – usually a
European bishops warn against ideological expansion as EU grows
April 23, 2024
Europe’s bishops have voiced support for the European Union’s future enlargement plans, saying it provides a unique opportunity to showcase the value of fraternity, but they also cautioned against the imposition of ideology and the pursuit of particular interests. Recently the bishops spoke out against efforts by EU politicians to make abortion a fundamental right
Italy’s abortion row heats up amid concerns about influence of pro-life organisations from US
April 22, 2024
ROME – Conflict is churning both inside Italy and across Europe over a new plan by the Italian government to introduce pro-life consulters to publicly funded family planning clinics that issue the certificates women need to undergo an abortion. Despite the controversy, so far the Italian bishops’ conference, known by its acronym of CEI, as
Majority of Scots oppose abortion buffer zones, parliament consultation reveals
April 22, 2024
A Scottish Parliament consultation on MSP Gillian McKay’s buffer zone Bill has shown that 77 per cent of respondents oppose introducing so-called abortion buffer zones to Scotland. Polling from Savanta ComRes shows that less than a third of the population in Scotland support the introduction of nationwide buffer zones around abortion clinics. The consultation was undertaken by the
Police escort again needed at Manchester University to protect pro-life speaker from screaming pro-abortion mob
April 16, 2024
A screaming pro-abortion mob forced local police to intervene at the University of Manchester to provide an escort to a pro-life speaker, who also had to take transport to a different location to her accommodation because of concerns about her safety. For the second time this year, on the evening of 11 April police had to be
The cynical politics (and politicians) endorsing assisted dying and abortion
April 14, 2024
This is a bleak time to be pro-life. The holistic vision of human life from conception to natural death as being invested with dignity and worthy of respect is being steadily undermined by legislatures. In Britain and Ireland, there are moves to introduce assisted dying into law. An Irish parliamentary inquiry has recommended legislation to
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