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London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Leading British abortion businesses are blaming immigration for causing the record abortion numbers the nation's health department reported recently. Abortions in the UK are on the rise again and this time the government figures show the number there is up four percent. The Department of Health reports there were 193,700 abortions in 2006, a 3.9 percent increase over the 186,400 in 2005. That's the highest number of abortions in 40 years of legalized abortion after the Abortion Act allowed abortions in 1967.Marie Stopes International and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) abortion centers say the rise...

Sao Paulo, Brazil (LifeNews.com) -- Brazilian model Fernanda Tavares isn't happy with her good friend, supermodel Giselle Bundchen, because her colleague made international headlines two weeks ago supporting abortion. Tavares said Giselle was "absurd" to defend abortion and explained the basics of pregnancy and abortion an interview. Tavares' remarks are somewhat surprising because she is not known as a religious person and has come under fire herself for extramarital affair with Brazilian actor Murilo Rosa. But Tavares told the Brazilian daily newspaper “Folha de Sao Paulo,” she was "disgusted" by her friend's statement supporting abortion.“At one month the baby's heartbeat...

LifeNews.com Note: Victoria Cobb is the president of the Family Foundation, a pro-life groups based in Virginia. According to Planned Parenthood of Virginia, 18 of their 19 abortion clinics would have to close if the Virginia General Assembly passes one of The Family Foundation's priority legislative initiatives -- abortion clinic safety regulations -- because the cost would be unbearable. According to its own financial reports, however, that doesn't appear to be the case. For the fiscal year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) recorded donations of $212.2 million, clinic revenue of $345.1 million,...