Fertilisation bill will undermine fathers, says cardinal

The role of fathers would be 'radically undermined' by contentious legislation aimed at making it easier for lesbian couples to become parents through fertility treatment, the most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in England and Wales has warned

To beat obesity, politicians must get serious about sport

Jackie Ashley: The government may not be able to stop us gorging on food, but they can give us more swimming pools to work it all off

‘Fit towns’ plan to tackle child obesity

· Proposals for 10 healthy eco cities· Weight a key factor in cancer: study

Steel calls for new moves to encourage earlier abortions

Lord Steel, the architect of the law that legalised abortion, today called for measures to make it simpler for terminations to be carried out 'as early as possible'.

Too many abortions: Lord Steel

Lord Steel, architect of the 1967 Abortion Act, says today that abortion is being used as a form of contraception in Britain and admits he never anticipated 'anything like' the current number of terminations when leading the campaign for reform.

Government plans child weight warnings for parents

Official warnings could be sent to the parents of obese children as young as five, in a sign of the increasing government concern about the obesity crisis.

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