Society for the Protection of Unborn Children

Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is a pro-life organisation in the United Kingdom which opposes abortion, assisted suicide, some forms of birth control and same-sex marriage.[1][2]

Public statements

In 2008, it paid tribute to Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, on the occasion of the Cardinal's death.[3]

Tony Nicklinson right-to-die case

SPUC opposed locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson's legal battle for a right to assisted death.[4][5]

Marriage

SPUC opposes same-sex marriage.[1][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aims". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Morning-after pills and other abortifacients". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "SPUC pays tribute to Cardinal López Trujillo". Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tony Nicklinson loses High Court right-to-die case". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tony Nicklinson, Locked-In Sufferer, Sobs During BBC TV Interview After Losing High Court Right To Die Battle". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fact: Gay Marriage Kills Babies". VICE. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "John Smeaton, SPUC director". Retrieved 28 June 2015.

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