National Day Of Prayer About Abortion
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 8:00am – 5:00pm
A National Day of Prayer about abortion is to be held in the UK on
Wednesday, October 27, the anniversary of the passing of the 1967
Abortion Act. The day is organised by Image, the Christian pro-life
organisation.
Christians are asked to arrange a joint prayer meeting for the churches
of their town, to arrange a prayer meeting at their church (with the
permission of their church leadership), to arrange to pray with their
ladies’ meeting, house group or youth group, to pray with friends, or to
pray at home.
A leaflet with details of the National Day of Prayer, information about
prayer and suggested prayer topics will be available in September, free
of charge from Image, 1st floor, 110 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester M4
6AG, telephone 0161-273 8090. The information will also be available for download from the image website at www.imagenet.org.uk.
The Gospel in 1 Minute!
Really love this!
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Crazy Frog Biker
I had forgotten about this photo from 3 years ago, when Crazy Frog was all the rage. Saw this on the back of a bike in Carlingford.
Northern Ireland: Pro-life group in guidance success
(Source: The Christian Institute web site)
Pro-lifers have won a significant victory in Northern Ireland with the withdrawal of controversial abortion guidelines.
SPUC, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, was set to have a judicial review on the issue in September but now the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has removed its interim guidance completely.
Liam Gibson, from SPUC in Northern Ireland, said the group is “very pleased” with the outcome.
Battle
It is the latest development in a long-running legal battle over the issue.
Last year, the High Court ruled that the advice on abortion was “misleading” and ordered the document to be completely withdrawn.
At the time, the department of health asked the court if two contentious sections could be reconsidered rather than withdrawing the full guidance, but this was rejected by the judge.
Ignored
However, the Department reissued the same guidance with the two sections removed.
SPUC claimed that the Department was ignoring the court order, but the Department refused to give way.
It was this impasse that looked to be heading towards a trial in the High Court until the Department caved in.
Objection
The Department has written to Jim Wells, chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Health Committee, to say that the interim guidance has been withdrawn and that there will be a public consultation on the issue.
Abortion is illegal in Northern Ireland unless the mother’s life is at risk.
SPUC’s Liam Gibson said: “When we challenged the original guidance in the High Court last year, the judge rejected a request from the Department that it should be allowed to withdraw only the sections on counselling and conscientious objection”.
Flawed
He continued: “Health officials simply ignored this ruling. They quickly republished the guidance with those sections left out. Otherwise the document was unchanged.
“Both the information given to women and the rights of medical personnel are central to clinical practice.
“We believe that any guidance which says nothing about these issues is fundamentally flawed, and should never have been published. The Department finally seems to have accepted that.
Agenda
“Until now, the health department has acted in a high-handed and belligerent manner regarding the guidance. The Department appeared determined to pursue its own agenda, rather than apply the law.”
Mr Gibson concluded: “We will be working closely with pro-life members of the Northern Ireland Assembly and its health committee to ensure that the Department’s consultation does not result in the rights of women, unborn children or the medical profession being undermined”.
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