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World's most premature baby was born 3 weeks before UK abortion limit
Curtis Means was born 19 weeks early and weighing seven times less than an average full-term newborn.
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Relief as dangerous abortion amendment fails
The amendment would have removed current medical and legal safeguards which prevent a woman from performing her own abortion without the involvement of a registered abortion provider, through to 28 weeks.
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Nearly 10 million babies lost to abortion since 1968
A staggering 9,789,238 unborn babies have lost their lives to abortion across England, Wales and Scotland — in 2020, more than one baby was lost to abortion every two and a half minutes; 25 lives were ended every hour.
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Sir David Amess remembered as a 'pro-life champion'
Since his election in 1983, Sir David has worked relentlessly over the years, championing initiatives in Parliament to introduce more protections for unborn babies and more support for women facing crisis pregnancies.
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Surge in 999 calls over 'DIY' abortions since their introduction last year
Three ambulance services in England have revealed a sizeable increase in abortion-pill-related calls or responses since at-home abortions were permitted in April 2020.
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Concerns Scottish government's new policy may lead to more late-term abortions
A Scottish government plan outlines proposals to prioritise increasing "access to abortion services" throughout Scotland, which would involve increasing the number of abortion clinics and hospitals that provide later-term abortions.
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Why protections for animals but not the unborn, asks peer
Human rights campaigner and Member of the House of Lords, David Alton, has highlighted the double standards of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill currently being considered by the House of Lords.
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Irish euthanasia bill fails
A Bill that was seeking to introduce assisted suicide and euthanasia to Ireland has failed.
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'This law makes me feel I am better off dead' - campaigner challenges abortion up to birth for Down's syndrome
Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman from Coventry who has Down's syndrome, together with Máire Lea-Wilson from Brentford, West London, whose two-year-old son Aidan has Down's syndrome, are challenging the UK Government over a disability clause in the current law.
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EU resolution sees abortion as a human right
The resolution passed by 378 to 255 votes and came on the same day that a referendum in the British Overseas territory of Gibraltar voted to legalise abortion.
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Most Scots want DIY abortion to end - consultation
Only 17% of submissions supported making 'DIY' home abortions available permanently in Scotland.
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Marie Stopes International's first abortion clinic closes
MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly known as Marie Stopes International) has permanently closed its flagship central London clinic.
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Netherlands euthanasia procedures reached record levels in 2020
Netherlands had record numbers of euthanasia procedures in 2020, a new report has found.
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Dozens of MPs and peers raise concerns about legalisation of assisted suicide
The legalisation of assisted suicide will lead to the elderly, sick, or disabled "feeling pressured into ending their lives," the letter warns.
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Peers grill Conservative whip over sweeping abortion powers for NI Secretary
Baroness O'Loan highlighted the lack of "public consultation on the Regulations", given that they were laid shortly before Parliament's Easter recess, which prevented the House from considering them before they took effect.
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