TWO Roman Catholic midwives have won a long-running battle to avoid taking part in any element of abortion procedures in a case that could have implications for medical staff across the UK.
In the News
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April 24th, 2013
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April 24th, 2013
David Cameron is examining the possibility of withdrawing on a temporary basis from the European convention on human rights as the government seeks to deport the radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada, Downing Street has confirmed.
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April 24th, 2013
The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has welcomed a court ruling upholding the right to conscientious objection of two midwives who refused to have any role in abortion procedures.
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April 24th, 2013
France has become the 14th country worldwide and the ninth in Europe to legalise same-sex marriage after a vote in the French Parliament on Tuesday.
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April 24th, 2013
A LEADING MUSLIM spokesman has denounced Britain’s proliferating shariah councils in the wake of a BBC Panorama documentary broadcast 22 April.
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April 23rd, 2013
This is Exeter -- A Christian nurse from Exeter who lost her discrimination-at-work case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will tomorrow bid for it to be reconsidered.
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April 23rd, 2013
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April 23rd, 2013
France will today become the ninth country in Europe and the 14th in the world to legalise gay marriage after months of increasingly acrimonious protests that have split the country.
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April 23rd, 2013
Children will not be able to view pornography using wireless internet access offered in public places under plans to be unveiled by David Cameron.
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April 23rd, 2013
THE future of Roman Catholic weddings in England and Wales is now in doubt because of David Cameron’s gay marriage bill, the church’s chief legal adviser on the issue has disclosed.