News, 30 June 2011

Abortion

Scottish youth faces jail for part in murder of ex-girlfriend over abortion [Herald, 30 June] http://bit.ly/mQS0Ym
UK review wrong to downplay mental health impact of abortion says SPUC [SPUC, 29 June] http://bit.ly/lfMN24
Trial begins of US man who charged with death of girlfriend who refused abortion [LifeNews.com, 29 June] http://bit.ly/mGBeHv
Abortion rate in Scots teens hits one a day, says official stats [Express, 29 June] http://bit.ly/isJN9W
President of Polish Catholic bishops' conference calls on Polish legislature to ban all abortions [LifeSiteNews.com, 29 June] http://bit.ly/kAQwHW
Leading US author writes novel about so-called 'wrongful birth' lawsuit [Ciao, 29 June] http://bit.ly/k95wKM
US billboard company refuses to pull black pro-life signs [Jill Stanek, 29 June] http://bit.ly/mLjFUt
SPUC launches the Mayisha campaign for genuine maternal healthcare [John Smeaton, 28 June] http://bit.ly/l1i63S
Council of Europe addressing sex-selection abortion problem [LifeNews.com, 28 June] http://bit.ly/mhcDzn
Protesters demand end to abortions at Catholic-linked Barcelona hospital [LifeSiteNews.com, 28 June] http://bit.ly/loWm08
All 3 Kansas abortion clinics failed new inspection regime [Kansas City Star, 28 June] http://bit.ly/lrq0bN
US court affirms human life begins at conception [LifeNews.com, 28 June] http://bit.ly/jnt3bt

Embryology

Donor gamete shortage mean UK couples going abroad for IVF [Scotsman, 30 June] http://bit.ly/jqHC5N
European pro-life academics say stem cell patent case hinges on issue of embryo destruction [Nature, 29 June] http://bit.ly/mRxvMu

Euthanasia

Swiss govt drops plan to curb assisted suicide [AP via Guardian, 29 June] http://bit.ly/iGIdea
UK doctors' union confirms support for opt-out organ donation system [Wales Online, 29 June] http://bit.ly/kwngYJ
Swedish intensive care nurses have doubts about method for establishing brain death [Alpha Galileo, 28 June] http://bit.ly/mKHGZN

Population

Global recession putting women off pregnancy, suggests study [Daily Mail, 30 June] http://bit.ly/lfoPmo
Father of population control movement supports sex-selective abortion, mass sterilization [LifeSiteNews.com, 28 June] http://bit.ly/jmDZb6

Sexual ethics

Slight fall in Irish teen pregnancies, say official stats [Irish Times, 30 June] http://bit.ly/j4RYfm
Fury over sex education for 8-year-olds in London schools [East London Advertister, 29 June] http://bit.ly/lSrful
SPUC's Antonia Tully says parents are angry over inappropriate sex education [Premier Christian Radio, 29 June] http://bit.ly/kGwVAD
Scottish civil servants banned from saying ‘homosexual’ [Pink News, 28 June] http://bit.ly/laEc0I
Brazil judge approves gay marriage [Pink News, 28 June] http://bit.ly/lpYUPD
Canadian Anglicans leave historic church over gay marriage approval [National Post, 27 June] http://bit.ly/jNP9Qi

General

Philippines bishop calls for people to fight evil forces that seek to destroy family and life [CathNews Philippines, 30 June] http://bit.ly/ldGs4b
Childless French couple adopt gorilla [BBC, 29 June] http://bbc.in/m3lqjn
Video interview with Peter Smith of SPUC Evangelicals [YouTube, 28 June] http://bit.ly/lmJVNY
Brain-dead woman gives birth to baby boy in Saudi Arabia [Gulf News, 27 June] http://bit.ly/iNLQbZ

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