He has a large family, boasts a 100% percent prolife voting record, and supported the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

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But Julia Millington, of the ProLife Party, said there was no need for a change in the law and if anything it should be reinforced.

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Cardinal Ersilio Tonini, Archbishop Emeritis of Ravenna, in north-east Italy, gave the parents an "ethical alternative" to going through with the operation, according to ProLife Alliance.

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The ProLife Alliance urged British doctors to follow the example of their counterparts in Italy, who are also dealing with a pair of conjoined twins who share a heart.

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Whether SolarCity has broken the so-called solar curse that has seen several solar manufacturers file for bankrupt and one high-prolife company, BrightSource Energy, pull its IPO this year, remains to be seen.

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Julia Millington, of the Prolife Alliance, said the survey took no account of the fact many believed there should be ways of reducing the number of abortions being carried out each year and the mounting "concern about the psychological and physical harm to women".

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