The Severe Foetal Impairment Abortion
(Amendment) Bill has passed
its second
stage at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Disability
rights
campaigner, Heidi
Crowter, who has Down’s syndrome, had
told the Health Committee of the assembly:
‘The law … tells me and other people with
Down’s syndrome that we are worth
less
than those without disabilities. That is why I
want … the laws to be fairer.’
As en went to press the Bill was progressing
to its next stage.
Urban Saints appointment
Urban Saints
Urban
Saints
–
formerly
the
Crusader movement
– has announced that
Anthony
Horton
(Ant)
has
been
appointed
as
new
Chief Mission Officer.
Urban Saints says its mission is ‘to make
young disciples for Jesus’. The organisation
currently
serves over 1,500
youth
and
children’s groups – as well as running camps
and overseas discipleship programmes.
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