Thank you for subscribing to The Catholic Universe and Catholic Times Friday 7th August, 2020 Friday 7th August 2020 • £1.90 €2.10 www.thecatholicuniverse.com Anger as DIY home abortions lead to two deaths Email leak reveals scale of NHS concerns over the ‘escalating risk’ of new policy Nick Benson process and the second where a The Care Quality Commission (CQC) woman presented with sepsis and has been urged to begin an immediate died very quickly in the A&E dept.’ inspection of all abortion providers “The truth is, DIY home abortions following the disclosure that two are dangerous, even fatal, for women,” women have died after taking abortion said Alithea Williams of The Society pills sent through the post to them for the Protection of Unborn Children under the Government’s ‘DIY’ home (SPUC). “Neither the Government nor John Hume, abortion policy brought in during the the abortion industry care about Covid-19 lockdown. women’s health and wellbeing. It’s The deaths came to light in the time to tell the truth about this deadly Court of Appeal during a case brought home abortion policy.” by Christian Concern, which was chal- Catholic Universe columnist Caro- 1937-2020: lenging the legality of Health Secretary line Farrow said the leaked email de- Matt Hancock’s approval of ‘the home livered a devastating blow to the abor- of a pregnant woman’ as a place where tionists’ claims that at-home abortions Tributes paid to abortions can take place. were safe. “We are always being in- Christian Concern presented evi- formed how rare maternal deaths dence from a leaked email sent by a from abortion are,” she said. senior chief midwife at NHS England “Time and time again we are told a giant of the and NHS Improvement to staff on that if abortion is legal, then it is per- the ‘escalating risks’ of the ‘pills in fectly safe, and the last attributed the post’ service. death from abortion in the UK was in It said: ‘In [our region] we are aware 2012. Yet suddenly, in the space of peace process that there have been two maternal two months, two women die from deaths linked to this issue also. One abortion, and an up-tick in numbers SEE PAGE 4 case where a woman was found at seeking emergency medical help.” home the morning after starting the Continued on page 2 This week’s Companion Well-known dieting How surgery helped myths you may have Jenni Murray in her heard before battle with obesity Spot the signs Late-summer plants to of water damage show through to autumn around your home 02 For extra news go to www.thecatholicuniverse.com News Follow the Catholic Universe on twitter @ukcatholicpress Anger as home abortions lead Catholics have ‘duty’ to be to two deaths Continued from page 1 Caroline added that it was equally vaccinated, say bishops worrying that there had been “an up- tick in numbers of women requiring Catholics have a ‘prima facie duty’ to the distress many Catholics experience emergency treatment as a result of be vaccinated, both for the sake of when faced with a choice of not vac- abortion.” their own health and the health of cinating their child or seeming to be SPUC’s Alithea Williams said the others, the Catholic bishops of England complicit in abortion. developments demanded an instant and Wales have said. However, the bishops reiterate response from pro-lifers. “We are mo- In a recently released paper, titled Church teaching that ‘the paramount bilising our supporters up and down The Catholic Position on Vaccination, importance of the health of a child the country to ask their MP as a mat- the lead Catholic bishops for health- and other vulnerable persons could ter of extreme urgency to contact the care and life issues provide clarity permit parents to use a vaccine which Department of Health and Social Care and assurances on the moral issues was in the past developed using these to instigate CQC inspections of all surrounding vaccination. In it they diploid cell lines’. abortion providers sending deadly encourage Catholics to commit to The paper echoes the Holy See’s abortion drugs to women through the protecting the most vulnerable in so- Pontifical Academy for Life in 2017 post.” ciety. which stated ‘all clinically recom- Ms Williams added: “Two woman Bishop Paul Mason, lead Bishop for mended vaccinations can be used are dead, a baby was aborted alive Healthcare, and Bishop John Sher- with a clear conscience and that the and then killed and women are taking rington, lead Bishop for Life Issues, use of such vaccines does not signify abortion pills whose unborn babies stress the Catholic Church’s support co-operation with voluntary abortion’. are well past the 10-week limit for for vaccination to protect the most Bishop Sherrington has urged the chemical abortions. vulnerable of our society – especially Government to promote the future “This madness has got to stop now. those affected by immunodeficiency, production of vaccines using material There is ample evidence that abortions pregnant women and their unborn coverage necessary for the safety of hope that the ethical sourcing of a from non-human cells or ethically pills are far from safe and simple, children. others. This is especially important vaccine for Covid-19 is possible. sourced human cells. even in normal circumstances. During ‘The Church strongly supports vac- with Covid-19. The bishops make it clear that the The Department of Health and So- the pandemic these pills are proving cination and regards Catholics as hav- ‘Avoidance of vaccination carries Church distinguishes between the un- cial Care said that ‘in cases where it to be even more dangerous and even ing a prima facie duty to be vaccinated, dangerous consequences for the most ethical sourcing of vaccines in the can be proven that they are equally fatal.” not only for the sake of their own vulnerable in society,’ they add. present day and the use of historical effective and as safe as the original In 2016 CQC inspections of Mare health but also out of solidarity with As research and trials continue in cell-lines which were derived from vaccine, manufacturers have intro- Stopes International clinics in England others, especially the most vulnerable,’ the global search for an effective vac- aborted foetuses in the 1970s. They duced alternatives to the human revealed over 2,600 breaches of health the bishops explain in the document. cination to prevent Covid-19, the paper reiterate the Church’s moral position diploid cells. Please be assured that and safety. Some MSI clinics were ‘We believe that there is a moral also addresses the development of in opposing the production of vaccines new human foetal tissue will not be temporarily closed as a result. obligation to guarantee the vaccination future vaccines and expresses the using such tissue and acknowledge used to make these vaccines.’ SPUC is calling on thousands of its supporters to contact their MP. Phone consultations exposed as sham: see pg 7 Medic admits fear over virus second wave Catholic Comment by Caroline Farrow: see pg 12 Nick Benson “Sooner or later, these issues have and as deadly as the first wave,” he bility and at this stage is pure specu- It will be very difficult to achieve the to be seriously addressed,” Dr Kearney said. lation. We cannot afford to be com- correct balance between tackling the told The Catholic Universe. “We want “There is a possibility that a new placent,” he added. Three priests Covid-19 pandemic and safeguarding to avoid a situation developing where increase in the number of positive Dr Kearney warned that if levels of mourned the economy and healthcare, the pres- nobody becomes ill or dies because cases may not be as serious as that so infection and numbers with serious Three elderly Cork-based priests from ident of the Catholic Medical Associ- of Covid but large numbers die from far experienced.” complications related to Covid-19 and the Society of African Missions (SMA) ation (UK) has said. lack of attention for other life-threat- Dr Kearney explained that for virus- death rates continue to rise as the Irish Province have died from Covid- Dr Dermot Kearney added that so- ening conditions. It will be very diffi- es to survive they depend on the con- winter period approaches, “it could 19. The three were among 19 who ciety must not be complacent of a cult to achieve a correct balance.” tinuing survival of their hosts and if put tremendous strain on the health tested positive for Covid-19 out of 46 second wave of Covid-19. Dr Kearney said that the question the host dies, the virus dies. services in the UK and elsewhere”. priests and brothers at SMA House in He said that it is currently proving of a second wave of infection must “It is possible that the continued “This would be compounded by a Blackrock Road, Cork. extremely difficult to formulate and be considered. However, he added survival of this Covid virus may depend continuing reduction or rationing of “We have no idea how they got introduce acceptable action plans to that it may be too early to make “dras- on it becoming less virulent for us. It healthcare provision for other non- Covid-19,” SMA Provincial Leader Fr deal with the ongoing pandemic, and tic plans” for dealing with it, “especially may need to adapt and evolve to en- Covid conditions and by the presence Malachy Flanagan said. “As we live in accepted that concentrating solely on as the first wave is still with us”.