JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Danish study suggests much higher maternal death rates after abortion compared with delivery

Saturday, 8 September 2012

Danish study suggests much higher maternal death rates after abortion compared with delivery

Top story:

Major new study from Denmark reveals significantly higher maternal death rates following abortion compared with normal delivery
A new study of half-a-million Danish women suggests significantly higher maternal death rates following abortion compared with delivery. The study follows studies from Finland and Scotland which suggest that abortion is a risk-factor for premature births in subsequent pregnancies. [Peter Saunders, 6 September] John Smeaton, SPUC's chief executive, commented: "The truth is that abortion is bad for women and these studies are providing compelling evidence of that truth."

Other stories:

Abortion

Marie Stopes makes new legal threat to UK pro-lifers [Catholic Herald, 6 September]
Cardinal Dolan admonishes Democrats on abortion [LifeNews.com, 6 September]
‘Read my veto: no abortion!’ says popular Uruguayan ex-president as vote approaches [LifeSiteNews.com, 5 September]

Embryology

British woman calls Indian surrogate she hired a “receptacle” [LifeNews.com, 6 September]

Euthanasia

Australian euthanasia campaigner under new investigation [ABC, 7 September]

Population

UK Home Secretary refuses to set formal 70m population cap [Mail, 7 September]
75% of new mothers would stay at home to bring up their child if they could afford to, suggests survey [Mail, 7 September]
Civil rights activist asks Apple to speak out against China's one-child policy [Macworld, 6 September]

Sexual ethics

Grandparents of children given to gay couple for adoption are denied access for three years [Mail, 7 September]
DUP supports ‘traditional definition’ of marriage [Banbridge Leader, 6 September]

General

Paralympics has exposed Britain’s Janus-faced attitude to disabled people, says Catholic blogger [Catholic Herald, 7 September]
UK government was right to challenge 'Christian discrimination' case at European court, says senior minister [Huffington Post UK, 6 September]

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.