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Mock Execution of Wheelchair User
July 26th, 2011 | End of life
On Wednesday 27th July disability rights campaigners staged a mock execution of a wheelchair user outside Parliament. The group, Distant Voices, is trying to publicise and reverse what it sees as the drift towards involuntary euthanasia.
Hundreds of thousands of human embryos discarded
July 25th, 2011 | Bioethics
The scale of wasted human embryos as a result of IVF treatment has been revealed after a written reply was given to a question asked in the House of Lords.
Number of human animal hybrids produced in UK revealed
July 25th, 2011 | Bioethics
It has come to light that over 150 animal human hybrids have been created in UK labs since the 2008 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.
First Christian resigns after homosexual ‘marriage’ approved in New York
July 20th, 2011 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
A woman in New York State has become the first person to resign from her job for conscience reasons after the State Senate voted to allow homosexual ‘marriage’ in New York State.
Growing number of medical students opposed to abortion
July 20th, 2011 | Abortion
A new survey has revealed that growing numbers of medical students are opposed to carrying out abortions, leading some pro-abortionists to fear that this will make it more difficult for women to get abortions in the future.
Parents who refused to abort baby vindicated
July 19th, 2011 | Abortion
A baby girl with a tumour in her heart has defied medical experts by being born alive and continuing on to live well beyond her first birthday. Heather Skinner, the mother of Charley-Marie, was advised by doctors to have an abortion because in a scan the baby was shown to have a tumour in her heart that had been previously missed.
Mother seeks court order to end life of daughter
July 19th, 2011 | End of life
The mother of brain damaged woman is seeking a court order to stop her daughter’s life-sustaining treatment. The hearing started yesterday (18 July) and is expected to continue for another nine days.
Equality Commission decides Christians have the right to follow conscience
July 12th, 2011 | Equality, Religious Freedom
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has determined that Christians should be given more freedom to follow their beliefs in the workplace.
Cemetery director bans ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’ from military burials
July 12th, 2011 | Religious Freedom
A lawsuit is being filed by various military groups that have been banned from saying the words ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’ at veteran burials. Officials at Houston National Cemetery have required all words to be submitted and approved before ceremonies, have censored prayers, and have forbidden volunteers from using the phrase “God bless you” in condolence cards. They have also rebranded the chapel a ‘meeting room’.
Religious Discrimination Inquiry to be held
July 12th, 2011 | Equality, Religious Freedom
A Christian MP, Gary Streeter, is arranging for an inquiry to be held over the autumn looking at discrimination against Christians in the UK. The inquiry comes amidst increasing concern over the erosion of religious freedom in the UK and will examine how the law currently affects believers.
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