JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Sex-selective abortion is legacy of abortion on demand, argues conservative columnist

Monday, 20 January 2014

Sex-selective abortion is legacy of abortion on demand, argues conservative columnist

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Sex-selective abortion is legacy of abortion on demand, argues conservative columnist
A conservative columnist has argued that sex-selective abortion is a legacy of abortion on demand. Dominic Lawson, writing for the Mail newspaper, said: "If [an unborn child] has no moral status during the temporary period of total dependency on the mother, why should one reason for termination be any more legal or illegal than another? ... That’s what pro-choice means, however much those who framed the law might seek to distance themselves from the consequences." [Mail, 20 January]

Other stories:

Abortion

Thousands take part in Paris anti-abortion march [Euronews, 19 January]
Report: Multiple sex partners, broken homes lead to more abortions [LifeSiteNews.com, 16 January]
Israeli abortion expansion leaves nation morally ‘in shreds’: Jewish pro-life group [LifeSiteNews.com, 16 January]

Euthanasia

If we don’t care, we will legalise euthanasia, argues conservative columnist [Times, 20 January]
Suicide story in soap-opera will make ill feel they are better off dead, says disabled parliamentarian [Mirror, 19 January]
Son was put on Liverpool Care Pathway without mother's consent [Luton Today, 19 January]

Population

Chinese court jails suspected members of gang accused of illegal sex-selection tests [Guardian, 19 January]

Sexual ethics

Porn affecting UK children's health and friendships, suggests survey [Independent, 20 January]
Irish government to study parent-children communication re sex ed [Irish Examiner, 20 January]
1300 same-sex couples entered civil partnerships in Ireland in 2013 [Newstalk, 19 January]
French education minister visits kindergarten to tell boys they can be girls [The Eponymous Flower, 17 January]
80% of Maltese citizens oppose government push for gay adoption [LifeSiteNews.com, 17 January]
Parents' fury as list of explicit acts is posted in US classroom [Mail, 17 January]

General

3D printing firm offers lifesize figurine of baby from ultrasound scans [Mail, 20 January]

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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.