(The Christian Institute) — Mothers have shared how they stood up to pressure to abort their children after they were diagnosed with Down syndrome. One said she was pressured to abort her daughter 15 times and was told at 38 weeks pregnant that she could change her mind right up until being induced. Emma Mellor […]

(The Christian Institute) — Medics should not show “any bias towards abortion” if they suspect there may be a problem with a pregnancy, the Minister for Care has said. Helen Whately, Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, made the remarks during a parliamentary debate to mark Down Syndrome Awareness Month. In the UK, abortion […]

(The Christian Institute) — Campaigners have been granted a judicial review over a Scottish government move to redefine the meaning of “woman.” For Women Scotland (FWS) have taken legal action against the government for including men who identify as female in a law designed to address the number of women on public boards. FWS claims […]

 (The Christian Institute) — A woman with Down syndrome has been given permission to challenge the current law on abortion at the High Court. Heidi Crowter and fellow campaigner Máire Lea-Wilson say the law discriminates against unborn babies with the condition. In the UK, abortion is permitted up to 24 weeks for most reasons […]

(The Christian Institute) — The Dutch government will move ahead with plans to decriminalize euthanasia for children under the age of twelve. The scheme will allow doctors to euthanize children deemed to be in “unbearable and hopeless suffering.” Euthanasia was legalized in the Netherlands in 2002 and the law currently permits euthanasia for children over […]

(The Christian Institute) — The unborn child has no right to life, according to Amnesty International’s updated policy. Amnesty now states human rights protections only “apply after birth, not before.” The organization, which is one of the biggest promoters of abortion in the world, continues to call for its universal decriminalization. Read the group’s abortion […]

 (The Christian Institute) — NHS England’s only gender identity clinic has defended prescribing hormone blockers to children as young as ten. Fenella Morris QC, representing the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, told the High Court this past week that several ten-year-olds had already received the drugs at their clinic. Detransitioner Keira Bell is taking […]

(The Christian Institute) — Society cannot be relied upon to protect vulnerable people if assisted suicide is legalized, a former speech writer to David Cameron has said. Ian Birrell said moves “bubbling away in the political undercurrents” to change the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales would put those with autism, depression and […]

(The Christian Institute) — The introduction of controversial prenatal screenings for Down syndrome in Scotland is very likely to lead to more abortions, a campaign group has warned. Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), which tests unborn babies for certain conditions more accurately, is now being implemented in NHS hospitals across Scotland. But Don’t Screen Us Out […]

 (The Christian Institute) — A Belfast hotel has apologized unreservedly to a church minister after it forced him to abandon a public meeting supporting traditional marriage. Harry Coulter said he had been “humiliated” by the Balmoral Hotel in Dunmurry when it halted the pro-marriage meeting and forced the 50 people attending to leave. With […]