13 November 2009

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The government has announced that the teaching of sex education will be compulsory from age five onwards in state schools in England [Department for Children, Schools and Families, 5 November] http://is.gd/4UdTl Paul Tully, SPUC general secretary, commented: "We condemn this exploitation of the state-controlled school system by the government to deliver its anti-life policies to children, by-passing parental involvement." [SPUC, 5 November] http://is.gd/4NPXj The government has signaled that such education will include teaching children about abortion, contraception and homosexuality [SPUC, 11 November]

SPUC Pro-Life has called for an apparent double suicide case to be investigated. The BBC reported the deaths of Dennis and Flora Milner of Newbury, Berkshire and their alleged suicide note. [BBC, 3 November] http://is.gd/4MbRU Paul Tully, SPUC Pro-Life's general secretary, commented: "The police should investigate the circumstances of this couple's apparent suicide to establish whether any other person was involved in the deaths. [SPUC Pro-Life, 3 November] http://is.gd/4Mcr7

Official figures suggest that there has been a slight increase in abortion in Northern Ireland. 92 women had abortions in 2008, whereas 79 women had abortions in 2007. [BBC, 10 November] http://is.gd/4Ueqd Liam Gibson of SPUC Northern Ireland commented: "Even a slight increase in the number of abortions is a matter of grave concern since every abortion means the death of a child." [SPUC, 10 November] http://is.gd/4RUIg

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Abortion

Population

Euthanasia and assisted suicide; disability

Marriage and family; sexual ethics

General and miscellaneous


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