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$Northern Ireland: Bill to stop abortion for disabilities including Down\'s syndrome passes second stage$
Northern Ireland: Bill to stop abortion for disabilities including Down's syndrome passes second stage

The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill passed its second stage at the Northern Ireland Assembly by 48 votes to 12 on Monday evening.
Heidi Crowter speaks out against abortion up to birth for babies with disabilities

Disability rights campaigner, Heidi Crowter, has told the Health Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly that the abortion legislation in the region "tells me and other people with Down's syndrome that we are worth less than those without disabilities".
Study points to increasingly 'broader' application of euthanasia laws in Belgium

A recently published article in an academic journal has found a "widening" scope and failing safeguards in the provision of euthanasia in Belgium.
Parliamentary motion highlights evidence of fetal pain at 12 weeks

Carla Lockhart MP has led a group of MPs who have submitted a motion on fetal pain calling on the Government to require pain relief for babies after 12 weeks' gestation in all invasive medical procedures including abortion.
Bill seeks to protect freedom of speech at university from cancel culture

A Conservative MP is advancing a Bill to protect freedom of speech at universities from a "corrosive trend... that aims to prevent anybody from airing ideas that groups disagree with or would be offended by".
Singing to premature baby helps mothers bond and reduces anxiety - study

Researchers at the University of Helsinki observed 24 mothers who sang or hummed to their baby while holding them during skin-to-skin contact in hospital.
Belgian authorities investigating around 10 cases of suspected illegal euthanasia

The public prosecutor in Leuven is investigating cases of euthanasia which may not have been carried out according to the proper legal procedure.
Dozens of doctors speak out against assisted suicide

Over fifty doctors working in palliative medicine and care for dying patients have signed a letter to The Times in opposition to any proposed changes in the assisted suicide law.
$MPs fear prenatal testing will result in more Down\'s syndrome abortions$
MPs fear prenatal testing will result in more Down's syndrome abortions

In recent months, the health services in England & Wales and Scotland have announced their intention to roll-out the new tests across all NHS hospitals.
High Court to hear abortion discrimination case

The High Court in London will hear a landmark case against the UK Government over the country's discriminatory abortion legislation, which singles out babies with disabilities by allowing terminations right through to birth for conditions including Down's syndrome, cleft lip and club foot.
Assisted suicide has become a 'default way to die' in the Netherlands

Dutch ethicist Professor Theo Boer has witnessed the expansion of assisted dying in the Netherlands since it was introduced in 2002.
Most Belgian doctors support after-birth abortion of disabled babies - survey

'After-birth abortion' or infanticide for babies with a disability is supported by more than 9 in 10 Belgian physicians surveyed, a shocking new research paper into abortion attitudes has revealed.