JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Mothers glad they rejected abortion of sick children

Friday, 8 August 2014

Mothers glad they rejected abortion of sick children

Samuel Davies

Mothers glad they rejected abortion of sick children
Two mothers who rejected abortion has spoken of their gladness. Vicky Davies’s son Samuel was born with his stomach and intestines developing in his chest. Jacky Robson's daughter Faith was diagnosed with part of an artery missing. Vicky Davies said she "couldn’t even imagine" having an abortion, while Jackie Robson explained that "No matter what, she was our baby and we were keeping her." [Christian Institute, 8 August]

Other stories:

Abortion

Aborted quadruplet babies died with their arms around each other [LifeNews.com, 7 August]
Peruvian abortion law prompts call for prayer, fasting [CNA, 6 August]
Abortionist may lose licence after running shockingly filthy clinic [LifeNews.com, 5 August]
Teen gives birth, hides baby under sink; feared mother would force her to have abortion [LifeNews.com, 5 August]

Embryology

Thailand wants to ban commercial surrogate maternity [Associated Press via Epoch Times, 7 August]
IVF madhouse strikes again. Another tragic baby mix-up [Conservative Woman, 6 August]
Vatican newspaper decries surrogacy [Catholic Culture, 5 August]
Britain's already got far too many fatherless families without the NHS deliberately creating more [Mail, 4 August]
Earlier pregnancy screening move for genetic problems [BBC, 4 August]
UK national sperm bank to be opened in Birmingham [BBC, 3 August]

Euthanasia

UK bishop warns of ‘inhuman ideology’ behind euthanasia on WWI anniversary [LifeSiteNews.com, 1 August]

Population

Claim that China's one-child policy has been modified [LifeNews.com, 7 August]
The dark side of giving childless couples babies in China [Epoch Times, 2 August]

Sexual ethics

Australian Parliament to vote on same-sex marriage again this year [Gay Star News, 4 August]
Catholic bishops of east Africa warn of threats to the family [Agenzia Fides, 4 August]

General

Woman gains degree by blinking after stroke leaves her unable to walk and talk [Telegraph, 4 August]

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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.