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Posted on 16 May 2012.

The Daily Mail has published a succession of stories about abortion in the past couple of days. Repeat abortion statistics Abortion trauma Young woman with cancer who gave birth despite warnings from her doctor Read More →

Born with a ‘can do’ attitude...

Posted on 30 April 2012.

16 year old Joanne O’Riordan, who was born with no arms or legs, but with a great deal of determination, has addressed the UN on the importance of technological resources for severely disabled people. The issue of poor quality of life is often cited in the debate over abortion for disability and assisted dying. Here is a young woman who...

Forced abortion in China – your help needed...

Posted on 10 June 2011.

China, as the whole world knows, has an abysmal record on human rights. Many of their violations gain international condemnation. However, one does not. I am talking of course about China’s draconian One Child Policy. Even Amnesty International has been complicit as they proudly vaunt abortion as a woman’s right. Where are the rights of the...

79 year old disabled pro-life activist makes histo...

Posted on 14 April 2011.

The Sunday Times reported last week that 79 year old pensioner Ted Atkinson has received a further 3 years on top of his current Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo). He will be in his 80s when the Asbo ends which will surely make him the oldest person under an Asbo in the country. Mr Atkinson has waged his own pro-life campaign over the years. This...

One man fights back against gendercide in India...

Posted on 4 April 2011.

The problems already caused by the imbalance between births of males and females in India and China and elsewhere are great, and likely to become worse. In 1994, the Indian government, worried by this, banned ante-natal tests to determine the sex of babies, and consequent selective abortion of girls, but the practice continues. It is reliably estimated...

Abortions – Fathers Testify...

Posted on 18 November 2010.

Abortion is often discussed in a way which completely marginalises or misrepresents the role of the man in the decision. More often than not you will hear that the man did not support his partner, or said he would leave if she continued with the pregnancy. Sadly such situations are very real but it is absolutely unjust to categorise all men in this...

Channel Four this week – must see!...

Posted on 13 November 2010.

4thought is airing seven short films on abortion next week on Channel 4 on both sides of the debate. The films will air for a week on Channel 4 starting on Monday 15th November. Viewers can share their own thoughts and feelings about abortion and comment on the speakers on the 4thought website. The ProLife Alliance urges viewers to do so. Those on...

Youtube stifles freedom of speech on abortion...

Posted on 20 October 2010.

Missy Smith, Republican candidate for the Washington DC US House of Representatives has made the rights of the unborn child a key issue in her political campaign well ahead of other more general party-political concerns. Missy, who had an abortion herself which she regrets bitterly, has used media publicity in the US to show graphic images of abortion....

Ray Ackary – stalwart supporter mourned by ProLi...

Posted on 7 October 2010.

The Pro Life Alliance is sorry to hear of the death, in September 2010, of Ray Ackary, just before his 83rd birthday. He was a supporter from early days when we were a political party. He is particularly mourned by Dominica Roberts, for whom he was not only a family friend but an immensely helpful agent in the General Election of 1997. He was...

A message of support from Garry Hole, who suffers ...

Posted on 11 June 2010.

Dear ProLife I have the physical disability cerebral palsy and other conditions. But I’m so glad my lovely parents didn’t have me aborted at birth. I have engaged in adult ed and the church. I think apart from a few rare exceptions where someone is suffering unbearable pain, life on the whole is too precious to resign from. Please make potential...

The Abortion Reality...

Posted on 20 May 2009.

1. As we await the release this week of the latest yearly abortion statistics, we draw your attention to this edited comment from a woman who had an abortion at bpas, and contributed to a survey on customer satisfaction reported on the bpas website. “ … there were procedures structured in which made things easier for me, for instance during...

Another baby born before abortion limit...

Posted on 11 January 2009.

The Daily Mail reports that a baby, Lexie Slater-Folksman, was born prematurely at 23 weeks, defying the current 24 week limit for abortions. Although initially she was put on a ventilator, six months after her birth, she weighs a healthy 8lb. Her parents have said that Lexie’s case proves that the abortion laws are outdated and should be changed....

Haunted by my lost son...

Posted on 4 November 2008.

The Guardian has published the story of how Victoria Lambert terminated a much wanted pregnancy after a test showed chromosomal abnormalities. The article highlights how parents are railroaded into prenatal tests without understanding the implications of being faced with a negative result, or the danger of the tests to their child. It also demonstrates...

Mother kills cerebral palsy daughter...

Posted on 24 September 2008.

24th Sep 2008 A mother was jailed for life today after drowning her 4 year-old daughter. She was embarrased that her daughter had cerebral palsy and after failing to convince her husband to allow her to be adopted, she chose to end her daughter’s life. Although the cerebral palsy was only mild – her daughter walked with the aid of leg braces...

‘I survived an abortion attempt’...

Posted on 19 September 2008.

Gianna Jessen’s mother was seven-and-a-half months pregnant (approx 32 weeks) when she decided to abort her child. The abortion procedure failed, and Gianna has cerebral palsy as a direct result of the procedure. Read the full story on BBC news Read More →

Born at 22 weeks and 3 days: Will’s Story...

Posted on 11 February 2008.

My son, Will, was born in 1998 at 22 weeks 3 days. I understand that he is Britain’s earliest surviving baby. Will wasn’t treated for a long time because of his gestation. I held him in the delivery suite for 7 hours with no intervention as we waited for him to die. The hospital took him down to the Special Care Baby Unit at 7 hours old. But...

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