News Bulletin 25 January 2013

The Government has unveiled its Same-Sex Marriage Bill, which will be debated in parliament on February 5th — Sources close to the Education Secretary Michael Gove fear the government could be powerless to prevent teachers being sacked if they refuse to promote gay marriage for reasons of religious conscience — A Government Bill which would allow future heirs to the throne to marry a Roman Catholic has been debated in parliament, but many Peers and MPs are concerned about the constitutional implications and consequences — A Roman Catholic adoption agency in Glasgow has been told that it will lose its charitable status, unless it changes its marriage policy — Diane Abbott has warned that young people in Britain are being damaged by sexualized images and easy access to pornography — The number of babies being aborted for Down’s Syndrome is being under-reported by the government according to national statistics — And a couple have been telling of how they said ‘no’ to aborting their severely disabled child after seeing his smiling face on a 3D scan.