WE are calling for all agencies responsible for the health and welfare of young people to take a different and more serious view of the problem of underage sexual activity following the Rochdale sexual exploitation case. Life has welcomed the latest report on the case by Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board, saying it accurately points to… Read more »

“One of the tenants, Kirstie, was in labour, with me and the girls supporting her as best we could.  She was doing really well.  Then, suddenly, Kirstie began having an overwhelming urge to push; we all went from calmly counting contractions to being on high alert! “I immediately rang the labour ward of the local… Read more »

We welcomed the letter by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Professor Sally Davies reminding doctors of their obligations under the law. In a strongly worded letter, the CMO said doctors needed to remember that “termination of a pregnancy on grounds of gender alone is illegal”. She also reminded doctors of the requirement for her to be informed… Read more »

A couple are seeking half a million pounds in compensation from the legal team who advised them to drop a lawsuit against doctors who supposedly failed to warn them that their unborn child was at risk of carrying a serious disability. Paul Schumann and Joanne Chinnock say that they would have chosen an abortion had they… Read more »

The Abortion Act 19671 sets no time limit on when an abortion may take place on the grounds of disability (Ground E).  The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people from discrimination.  The Act prohibits discrimination arising from a disability by preventing one person from treating another less favourably because of their disability.  Further details about the Inquiry can… Read more »