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.
Campaign for the Right to Life
Support and Advocate for Women and Families
Educate and Inspire the Next Generation
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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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Ongoing failure to improve NHS maternity care “costs lives of hundreds of babies a year”, says damning charity report
A damning report by two baby charities has estimated that thousands of babies’ lives are being lost because of failures to improve NHS maternity care in England. At least 2,500 fewer babies would have died in England since 2018 if…
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Grandmother arrested for offering help to women outside Glasgow hospital speaks out against buffer zones
A grandmother who was the first person to be arrested for allegedly breaching a Scottish buffer zone has said that she is “willing to go to prison on the issue because I am unshakeably convinced that nobody should be criminalised for a peaceful offer to speak on any public land…
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Abortion decriminalisation amendment tabled in UK parliament
An amendment that would effectively decriminalise all abortion has been tabled in the UK parliament and is being supported by over 50 cross-party MPs.
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Paramedic pleads guilty to injecting mistress with abortion drug, killing her unborn baby
A Scottish paramedic has pleaded guilty to administering his mistress with an abortion drug that killed their unborn baby. Stephen Doohan, a paramedic in the Scottish Ambulance Service, faces jail after admitting to using a syringe to administer misoprostol to his mistress when she was pregnant in 2023. Doohan crushed…
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Pope Leo XIV reaffirms Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching to world ambassadors, calls on worldwide leaders to protect unborn babies
Last week, Pope Leo XIV affirmed the Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching to over 100 ambassadors from different nations at the Vatican.
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Inspiring Stories
Parents refuse abortion to cherish last days with terminally ill son and “make memories with our baby”
A husband and wife have recounted how they cherished their final days with their son, diagnosed with Edwards Syndrome, refusing to have an abortion so they could “make memories with our baby… It was my greatest blessing.” Elizabeth and Joshua Evans found out at just over 14 weeks gestation that their son wouldn’t survive the […]
OPINION
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Assisted suicide bill is ‘anti-hope’ says hospice chaplain
Fr Hugh MacKenzie remains deeply concerned about the impact of this bill on his ministry to dying people.
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Assisted suicide: a conveyor belt for the vulnerable
Kim Leadbeater MP has proclaimed that her assisted dying bill will have “the world’s strongest safeguards”. Yet as the weeks go by, the news coming out of the Committee scrutinising this bill doesn’t match Ms Leadbeater’s claim. Those of us who are worried that legalising assisted suicide will send us…
end of life
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Half of Britons fear timing of assisted suicide bill when benefits are being cut
Half of Britons fear the timing of a proposed assisted suicide law that comes while benefits are being cut, a poll commissioned by SPUC has revealed. Over 2,000 Britons were surveyed by Whitestone Insight on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) ahead of two key…
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Anorexia patients could be targeted by assisted suicide laws in UK, health experts warn
People suffering from anorexia could be endangered by assisted suicide laws, a health charity has warned ahead of today’s first vote on MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Health experts from the charity Eat Breathe Thrive, which helps people with eating disorders, have warned that…
Abortion
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Grandmother arrested for offering help to women outside Glasgow hospital speaks out against buffer zones
A grandmother who was the first person to be arrested for allegedly breaching a Scottish buffer zone has said that she is “willing to go to prison on the issue because I am unshakeably convinced that nobody should be criminalised for a peaceful offer to speak on any public land…
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Abortion decriminalisation amendment tabled in UK parliament
An amendment that would effectively decriminalise all abortion has been tabled in the UK parliament and is being supported by over 50 cross-party MPs.
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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