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Abortion briefing (May 08)- Embryos Bill poll: Headline data
- Embryos Bill poll: Full poll data
- Institute's updated briefing on the Bill (Commons stages)
Major concerns about the Bill- Institute's briefing on the Bill (Lords stages)
- Q&A: Three-parent embryos
- Institute's submission to a Parliamentary committee on the draft embryos Bill
The Joint Committee's report on the Bill 
- Update 10 magazine (contains articles on the Bill)
- 'The New Inter-Species Future?'
- CMF File 34: 'Chimeras, hybrids and 'cybrids''
- Sanctity of life apologetic
- Human cloning apologetic
News articles
- Conservative spokesman backs abortion on demand (13/5/08)
The Daily Telegraph article: 'Women "should have abortion on demand"' (13/5/08)- Government criticised over free votes on embryos (13/5/08)
- MPs lead push to save 3,000 babies a year from abortion (6/5/08)
- Daily Mail article: 'Britain is "'becoming the abortion capital of the world" claims Tory MP fighting to lower legal limit' (6/5/08)
- BBC News article: 'MP seeks to lower abortion limit' (6/5/08)
- Creator of abortion law now wants 'abortion on request' (30/4/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Law may change to allow "abortion on request"' (30/4/08)
- More twelve-year-olds are having abortions (29/4/08)
- The Sunday Times article: 'Girls aged 12 have abortions' (27/4/08)
- Scientists want embryos Bill to allow the "ultimate incest" (15/4/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Same-sex couples could create children' (15/4/08)
- The Times article: 'Sperm and eggs from stem cells "in 15 years"' (15/4/08)
- BBC News article: '"Limit" to lab egg and sperm use' (14/4/08)
- Court case over animal-human embryos decision (9/4/08)
- Christian Legal Centre: 'CLC Legal Challenge to Animal Human Hybrid Licenses' (9/4/08)
- The Times article: 'Christian group mounts challenge to HFEA on hybrid embryo research' (8/4/08)
- New hope of stem cell cures without destroying embryos (8/4/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Skin yields stem cell clue to diseases' (8/4/08)
- BBC News article: 'Stem cells made to mimic disease' (7/4/08)
- Scientists discount MPs and create animal-human embryo (3/4/08)
ITV news report featuring The Christian Institute (2/4/08)- The Times article: 'We have created human-animal embryos already, say British team' (2/4/08)
- BBC News article: 'UK's first hybrid embryos created' (1/4/08)
- Poll shows public are against embryos Bill (31/3/08)
- Early baby survival rates fuel calls for lower abortion limit (27/3/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Hundreds born within abortion limit survive' (27/3/08)
- The embryology Bill: what happens next? (26/3/08)
- PM gives free vote on embryology Bill (25/3/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Gordon Brown allows free vote on embryos' (25/3/08)
- BBC News article: 'Brown compromise over embryo vote' (25/3/08)
- Brown under pressure over embryology Bill (25/3/08)
- The Guardian article: 'Brown faces deepening revolt over embryo bill' (23/3/08)
- BBC News article: 'MPs urged to support embryo bill' (23/3/08)
- The Daily Record article: 'Cardinal Keith O'Brien Blasts Gordon Brown Over Embryos' (21/3/08)
- Cameron repeats attack on Brown over embryo votes (20/3/08)
- 1,300 girls on their second abortion by 18th birthday (20/3/08)
- Daily Mail article: '1,300 women have had at least FIVE abortions' (20/3/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Thirty teenagers weekly have repeat abortion' (20/3/08)
- Abortion can harm mental health, say psychiatrists (17/3/08)
- The Times article: 'Royal college warns abortions can lead to mental illness' (16/3/08)
- PM attacked for forcing votes on embryos (12/3/08)
- Couple want right to choose IVF embryo with deaf gene (11/3/08)
- Ministers may allow babies from artificial sperm and eggs (10/3/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Artificial sperm use plans ignite embryo row' (10/3/08)
- Surge in late abortions fuels calls for reduced time limit (10/3/08)
- Let MPs have free vote on embryos Bill, say experts (7/3/08)
- The Times letter: 'Commons' votes on controversial biothical issues should not be whipped' (7/3/08)
- Cabinet ministers threaten to rebel over embryos Bill (6/3/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: ' Catholic MPs to rebel over embryo bill' (6/3/08)
- MPs slam embryo watchdog for pre-empting Parliament (3/3/08)
- The Daily Telegraph letter: 'Embryo hybrid experiments' (3/3/08)
- Brown sees no reason for lower abortion time limit (26/2/08)
- David Cameron wants abortion limit lowered (25/2/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'David Cameron wants abortion limit lowered' (25/2/08)
- Ministers to 'cave in' over embryo research consent (6/2/08)
- The Times article: 'Scientists claim victory in blocking stem-cell law after letter in Times' (2/2/08)
- Calls for abortion review as more early babies survive (1/2/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'All evidence tells us to reduce abortion limit' (1/2/08)
- Scientists attempt to create 'sperm' from women's bones (31/1/08)
- Daily Mail article: 'Death of the father: British scientists discover how to turn women's bone marrow into sperm' (31/1/08)
- Archbishop slams 24-hour drinking and Embryos Bill (31/1/08)
- Bid to restrict abortion of disabled babies fails (29/1/08)
- Babies feel pain before 24 week abortion limit (28/1/08)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Babies "feel pain before 24-week abortion limit"' (28/1/08)
- Peers vote to sideline role of fathers for IVF children (22/1/08)
- Lords result on a child's 'need for a father' in IVF (22/1/08)
- Law to undermine fathers is "irresponsible", says Peer (17/1/08)
- The Times article: 'Test-tube babies need fathers' (17/1/08)
- Lords approve hybrid embryos and saviour siblings (16/1/08)
- Lords result on banning animal-human embryos (16/1/08)
- Lords result on banning 'saviour siblings' (16/1/08)
- Lords vote on animal-human hybrids and 'saviour siblings' (15/1/08)
Press Release: Lords to vote on embryos, fatherhood and abortion (12/1/08)- Peers to vote on embryos Bill (3/1/08)
- 'Designer baby' fears over cholesterol gene screening (17/12/07)
- Labour MPs get free vote on embryos Bill (13/12/07)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Catholic MPs allowed vote against fertility Bill' (13/12/07)
- Labour MPs threaten to rebel over embryos Bill (10/12/07)
- Labour MPs call for free vote on Embryology Bill (7/12/07)
- Non-embryo stem cell work overcomes 'cancer' problem (4/12/07)
- Bid to allow the creation of sperm and eggs in lab (4/12/07)
- Times Online article: 'Vote may allow stem cell sperm' (2/12/07)
- Abortion rules on 'serious handicap' to be reviewed (30/11/07)
- Roman Catholic leader to meet MPs on embryos Bill (26/11/07)
- Top scientist leaves embryo research for 'better method' (21/11/07)
- Belfast Telegraph article: 'Miracle in a test tube as human skin is turned into heart and brain cells' (21/11/07)
- BBC News article: 'Dolly scientist abandons cloning' (21/11/07)
- Archbishop says embryo Bill undermines fathers (20/11/07)
- The Daily Telegraph article: 'Embryo law causes concern for "child's rights"' (20/11/07)
- Parliamentary committee reports on embryos Bill (1/8/07)
- Daily Mail article: 'Changes to embryos Bill urged' (1/8/07)
- Bill allows GM humans with no need for dads (20/7/07)
- Ministers open door for human-animal embryos (18/5/07)
- Times Online article: 'Ministers drop plan to ban animal-human embryos' (18/5/07)
