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GM babies rules ‘legally flawed’, warns senior lawyer

GM babies rules ‘legally flawed’, warns senior lawyer

Regulations on techniques to create three and four-parent babies could be legally challenged over serious flaws in the proposals, an international law expert has warned.

16 Jan 2015

MSPs told assisted suicide plans ‘threaten palliative care’

MSPs told assisted suicide plans ‘threaten palliative care’

Legalising assisted suicide would damage palliative care and reduce motivation to find cures for debilitating diseases, MSPs have been told.

15 Jan 2015
Scotland

NI abortion plans exclude pro-life views, says RC Archbishop

NI abortion plans exclude pro-life views, says RC Archbishop

14 Jan 2015
Northern Ireland

New Scots Labour leader opposes assisted suicide

New Scots Labour leader opposes assisted suicide

14 Jan 2015
Scotland

‘Bond of trust could be broken by assisted suicide’

‘Bond of trust could be broken by assisted suicide’

13 Jan 2015
Scotland

High Court to hear NI abortion law challenge in February

High Court to hear NI abortion law challenge in February

9 Jan 2015
Northern Ireland

Baby Bella born at 23 weeks finally home from hospital

Baby Bella born at 23 weeks finally home from hospital

9 Jan 2015

Letter calling for assisted suicide law blasted by critics

Letter calling for assisted suicide law blasted by critics

8 Jan 2015

Mum refused to abort twins who are now 16 months old

2 Jan 2015

‘I support abortion, but think RC midwives ruling is wrong’

30 Dec 2014

Peer quits BMA committee over its pro-abortion stance

23 Dec 2014
Northern Ireland

Locked-in sufferer will ‘never give up on life’

22 Dec 2014

Rules for three and four-parent babies released

19 Dec 2014

RC midwives’ abortion ruling overturned by Supreme Court

19 Dec 2014
Scotland