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Fears for Christian hospices and care homes if assisted suicide is legalised
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (554+ words) The Catholic Church in England and Wales has reaffirmed its opposition to assisted suicide and urged believers to pray for members of the House of Lords, currently debating the controversial proposal. The Terminally Ill (Adults) End of Life Bill passed…...
Disappointment after Welsh Senedd members back assisted suicide bill
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (489+ words) The Welsh Senedd's vote in support of Westminster assisted suicide legislation has been met with disappointment." Senedd members last night voted narrowly in favour of a Legislative Consent Motion on Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently…...
Faith leaders in Wales unite against assisted suicide
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (479+ words) Faith leaders in Wales have united to express the opposition to the legalisation of assisted suicide, and have urged the Senedd to vote against implementing it in the country. The House of Lords is currently debating the controversial Terminally Ill…...
CARE urges pro-lifers to write to Lords, and pray to God to stop unrestricted abortion
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (518+ words) Christian advocacy group CARE has urged people to contact members of the House of Lords and to pray in a bid to prevent "dangerous" legislation that will effectively allow abortion up to the point of birth. Over the next couple…...
Scotland heading 'towards abortion extremism', former MP warns
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (569+ words) Former Conservative MP Miriam Cates has warned the Scotland is moving "towards abortion extremism, following a'November report by the Scottish government's Abortion Law Reform Expert Group. The group, which has been criticised for being stacked in favour of pro-abortion voices…...
Church leaders speak out against abortion clinic buffer zones after Scottish grandmother charged
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1046+ words) Catholic bishops in Scotland have raised serious concerns about freedom of expression and religion following the first criminal charge under the country's recently introduced abortion clinic buffer zone legislation. The intervention comes after a 75-year-old Christian Glasgow grandmother Rose Docherty…...
US criticises prosecution of pro-life campaigner over silent prayer near abortion clinic
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (607+ words) The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed just before Christmas that Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was being criminally charged." She is the first to be charged since new laws for so-called "safe access zones" were rolled out across England and Wales in October 2024 under…...
Pro-life campaigner who silently prayed in abortion clinic buffer zone criminally charged
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) Isabel Vaughan-Spruce had been under investigation since January over the incident. She first became aware that she was being criminally charged when the Attorney General responded on 16 December to a parliamentary question from former Home Secretary Suella Braverman MP concerning…...
Pastor who gave sermon near abortion clinic stands trial
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (566+ words) A hearing will be held into the actions of a retired pastor who held an open-air sermon on the fringes of an abortion clinic buffer zone. Clive Johnston, 76, has been accused of intentionally influencing a protected person, and for not…...
Pastor who gave sermon in abortion buffer zone stands trial
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) A hearing will be held into the actions of a retired pastor who held an open-air sermon within an abortion clinic buffer zone. Clive Johnston, 76, has been accused of intentionally influencing a protected person, or being reckless as to whether…...