The European Parliament on 14 January approved a motion supporting a Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004-2008.
A woman pregnant with a rare type of conjoined twins has pledged not to have an abortion, despite doctors giving the twins only a 20 per cent chance of survival.
The Charity Commission has criticised a Catholic hospital charity for the way it dealt with the consequences of its decision to sublet part of its premises to GPs who prescribe contraceptives.