(The Christian Institute) — A mother whose baby died two minutes after she was born, says choosing not to abort was the right decision. Erin O’Hara and Jamie McCormick received significant media attention last October when they revealed they would carry baby Freya to full term, despite doctors advising an abortion. Though Freya’s life was […]

(The Christian Institute) — A new documentary on BBC Radio 4 has investigated puberty blockers—the controversial drugs given to children who are confused about their gender. The drugs were originally designed to pause development in children suffering from “precocious puberty,” where they begin to go through puberty at a very early age. They are, however, […]

(The Christian Institute) — A new study by University College London (UCL) confirms that children who experience family breakup are more likely to develop emotional and behavioral problems than those living with both parents. In 2009, the University of London (UoL) found that “evidence indicates that younger children are at greater risk of adverse outcomes, […]

(The Christian Institute) — A young man from Germany who, as an unborn baby, survived an abortion attempt in 1997 has died at age 21. Medics assumed that Tim Guido would not survive premature labor and that the usual lethal drug injection would be unnecessary. His adoptive family say that his 21 years were “full […]

(The Christian Institute) — Doctors and nurses across the Republic of Ireland are refusing to participate in abortions following the recent change in the law. More than half of the country’s 19 maternity units are not currently providing abortions. … Dr. Andrew O’Regan, a practitioner in County Kerry who objects to the law, said that […]

(The Christian Institute) — Nursery staff in Scotland have been told not to call children “boys” and “girls.” The guidance from the Care Inspectorate also cautions against using words such as “manmade” and “mankind,” and urges staff to change story characters such as Mr. Squirrel to “squirrel.” Critics have called the guidance “patronizing” and “out […]

(The Christian Institute) — A mother has explained how she refused to consider abortion when doctors told her that her triplets were not developing as expected. Katie Johnson and her husband Patrick were told at a twelve-week scan that their babies, Oscar, Aurelia and Oliver, had life-threatening growth problems. Doctors advised Katie to abort one […]

(The Christian Institute) — New guidance from the British Medical Association (BMA) advises searching the old online content of patients on life-support to see if they want to die. The BMA said that emails and social media posts could contain evidence that a seriously ill patient would prefer not to live with a disease or […]

(The Christian Institute) — June Whitfield, who died last week aged 93, used her final interview to criticize modern television, saying there’s “too much sex and swearing.” The actress, best known for her roles in “Absolutely Fabulous” and “Terry and June,” made the comments in an interview on BBC Radio Sussex just days before her […]

(The Christian Institute) — A mother whose daughter was born with Down syndrome has shared how her child has helped redefine her ideas of perfection. Writing for The Telegraph, Rachel Stevenson explains that hearing the news of Tilly’s diagnosis “was like someone had punched me in the face.” But two and a half years later, […]