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70 per cent of the public oppose same-sex marriage
March 8th, 2012 | Social, Sexual Orientation
A new poll has found that 70 per cent of the public oppose the Government’s plan to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, agreeing that marriage should remain a “life-long exclusive commitment between a man and a woman”.
Parliament meeting hears of mental health risks of abortion
March 7th, 2012 | Abortion
The largest ever meta-analysis of the effects of abortion on mental health has shown that there is a higher risk of developing mental health problems among women who have had an abortion than among those who decide instead to give birth.
Letter on marriage to be read out in every Catholic church
March 6th, 2012 | Social, Sexual Orientation
Catholic Bishops have prepared a letter to be read out to all Catholic congregations across England and Wales this weekend in order to mobilise support against the proposed redefinition of marriage.
MP warns of threat to conscience over marriage redefinition
March 5th, 2012 | Social, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
Conservative MP Peter Bone has warned of the threat to freedom of conscience should marriage be redefined, saying that parents and teachers who objected to promoting the new arrangements in schools could be ostracised.
Most senior Catholic in Britain warns against same-sex marriage
March 5th, 2012 | Sexual Orientation
Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Britain’s most senior Catholic, has publically denounced the Governments plans to redefine marriage as “madness” and a “grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right.”
Medics suggest legalising infanticide
March 2nd, 2012 |
Two medical ethicists have controversially claimed that doctors should be allowed to kill disabled or even unwanted newborn babies because they are “not actual persons" and that parents should be given the choice to end the lives of their children shortly after they are born.
Archbishop of Canterbury questions State's role in re-defining marriage
March 1st, 2012 | Family, Sexual Orientation
The Archbishop of Canterbury has stated that the Government has no right to legalise same-sex marriage, and that issues regarding homosexual rights should be “addressed at the level of culture rather than law.”
Christian midwives lose conscience case
March 1st, 2012 | Abortion
Two Christian midwives lost their case this week and will no longer be able to opt-out of assisting in abortions.
MP calls for reform of UK abortion law
February 28th, 2012 | Abortion
Following an undercover investigation into abortion by the Daily Telegraph, which revealed that some clinics were conducting gender selective abortions, Nadine Dorries MP has called for a reform of UK abortion law.
Parliamentary report on discrimination against Christians
February 27th, 2012 | Social, Religious Freedom
A report from a cross-party parliamentary group will be released this evening, after a 6-month inquiry into discrimination against Christians in public life following a number of high profile cases.
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