Defending human dignity begins with protecting the unborn
SPUC is leading the fight in courts, classrooms and culture against abortion and euthanasia
About Us
SPUC is the world’s first and UK’s largest pro-life campaigning and educational organisation
At SPUC, we value every human life, from conception to natural death. Since 1967, we’ve united communities across the UK to protect and stand with the most vulnerable among us.
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Our Work
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Featured Campaign
Lives Worth Living
Join Campaign: Lives Worth LivingSPUC upholds the right to life from conception until natural death, and has played a part in resisting many attempts both in Parliament and in the courts to change the law on assisted suicide.
Our Mission
We work to protect unborn human lives at the local, national and international level to build a world free from abortion and euthanasia, promoting a culture of life and dignity for all.
We achieve this through advocacy, community engagement, education, and compassionate care, guided by our core values of integrity, courage and compassion.
It is our mission to protect the most vulnerable – unborn babies, the elderly and those facing end-of-life decisions. We work with schools, universities, and policymakers to ensure every life is valued and respected.
1 in 4 pregnancies in the UK end in abortion
Latest STORIES
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US Navy officer found guilty of murdering girlfriend who refused abortion
A US Navy officer has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend who was pregnant and refused to have an abortion. Emmanuel Coble murdered his girlfriend Raquiah King, aged just twenty, in 2022 after she refused to abort their child. Her…
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Scottish Government told to extend buffer zones by censorious MSP
Gillian Mackay, the MSP who created the Scottish buffer zones law, is calling for an extension of the exclusion area around the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow to target more peaceful pro-life activists. The Glasgow hospital currently has a 200m exclusion zone outlawing all pro-life activity, including prayer, and…
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Woman brought dead baby to hospital in rucksack after alleged illegal abortion, UK court hears
A woman is on trial in the UK for allegedly having an illegal chemical abortion at 26 weeks gestation after obtaining abortifacients from provider Marie Stopes. Nicola Packer, 41, allegedly had an illegal abortion, and later took the dead baby in a rucksack to a hospital and claimed she had…
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Assisted suicide laws terrify disabled people, Tanni Grey-Thompson tells Westminster event
Disabled people are “absolutely terrified” by proposed assisted suicide laws, Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson told a Westminster event this week before another vote on MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
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Mother distraught as daughter wants abortion for sake of career, yet agony aunt tells her to contact abortion provider for “impartial advice”
A distressed mother has contacted an agony aunt for advice after her pregnant daughter said she wants an abortion “to concentrate on her career”. The reply said that the daughter should contact an abortion provider for “impartial advice”. The mother contacted the Daily Mail’s Dear Caroline agony aunt column to…
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Inspiring Stories
SPUC’s 2025 Youth Conference sees record number of young pro-lifers unite for life
SPUC has lauded its largest-ever Youth Conference that saw over 200 young people come together from across the UK in defence of life.
OPINION
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Abortion decriminalisation will enable abusive men to kill more unborn babies
Last week, Labour MPs threatened to use the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill to achieve the cherished goal of the pro-abortion lobby – full decriminalisation of abortion. If we weren’t so used to this almost monomaniacal desire to push “abortion rights” as far as they can go, we might find…
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Strangers on a bridge: How assisted suicide risks making suicide acceptable
Hardly a week goes by without another expert identifying a serious concern about MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill.
end of life
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Canadian man offered assisted suicide after denial of surgery for workplace injury
A Canadian man who was injured in a workplace accident, and then denied surgery, which he begged for, has been granted Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) on request. “Today I received a photo and post from a Dr friend of mine, who pointed out the most wild case of MAiD…
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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson speaks against assisted suicide bill at SPUC Lives Worth Living event in Middlesbrough
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson spoke at SPUC’s Lives Worth Living event in Middlesbrough last Friday to warn against MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill that threatens disabled people. Baroness Grey-Thompson, one of the greatest Paralympians of all time, amassed 11 gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in the wheelchair…
Abortion
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US Navy officer found guilty of murdering girlfriend who refused abortion
A US Navy officer has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend who was pregnant and refused to have an abortion. Emmanuel Coble murdered his girlfriend Raquiah King, aged just twenty, in 2022 after she refused to abort their child. Her body was left by the side of a road in…
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Scottish Government told to extend buffer zones by censorious MSP
Gillian Mackay, the MSP who created the Scottish buffer zones law, is calling for an extension of the exclusion area around the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow to target more peaceful pro-life activists. The Glasgow hospital currently has a 200m exclusion zone outlawing all pro-life activity, including prayer, and…
PRESS RELEASES
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Snap General Election called for 4th July
We just wanted to send you a quick message responding to the breaking news that the Prime Minister has just called a snap General Election for 4 July. Parliament will be prorogued on Friday this week, meaning dozens of Bills will proceed no further. Dissolution will take place on Thursday…
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Parental opt-out consultation a “slap in the face” to parents in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, 4 September 2023: The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the UK’s oldest grassroots pro-life organisation is calling on concerned parents, teachers and school governors across Northern Ireland to use the public consultation on relationships and sex-education (RSE) l
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