Wednesday 11 June 2014

Judge orders abortion on girl, 13, with intellect of 7 year old

Sir James Munby
Top story:

Judge orders abortion on girl, 13, with intellect of 7 year old
The High Court in London has approved an abortion in the case of a mentally-impaired teenager. The girl, aged 13, was said to have the intellect of a seven year-old. Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division of the High Court, held that an abortion was in the girl's best interests [Mail, 10 June]

Other stories:

Abortion
  • Planned Parenthood removes letter claiming Bible okays abortion [LifeNews.com, 9 June]
  • Thug attacked girlfriend to abort their unborn baby [Mail, 9 June]
  • Police use draconian 'riot law' to break up pro-life vigil outside abortion clinic [Mail, 7 June]
  • Russian Orthodox believers collect 100,000 signatures against abortion [Interfax, 29 May]
Embryology
  • Robert Winston: my research could open door to 'risky' eugenics [Telegraph, 6 June]
  • Three-parent embryo technique flouts global ethics says SPUC [SPUC, 4 June]
Euthanasia
Population
General
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