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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Assisted suicide will save NHS money by killing patients, Whitehall impact assessment concludes, SPUC slams “brutal arithmetic”
A Whitehall cost analysis of MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill is set to conclude today that it will save the NHS money by expediting the deaths of patients said to have six months left to live. SPUC slammed the…
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Assisted suicide bill losing MP support, but undecided votes could swing in any direction
MPs appear to be swinging away from supporting Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill, polling shows, though many who remain undecided could still vote in favour of it later this month.
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Assisted Suicide: the missing safeguards
The amendments put forward by those on the Committee opposed to assisted suicide were, in effect, a list of the dangers posed by this bill; crucial safeguards which are missing from the bill.
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Over half of Britons fear that vulnerable citizens will be pressured into assisted suicide, devastating poll finds
A YouGov poll has found that over half of Britons fear that vulnerable people will be pressured into ending their lives if assisted suicide is legalised in the UK. 56 per cent of the British public fear that it is likely that people would opt for assisted suicide because they…
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Pensioner mistakenly given six months to live is still alive after considering assisted suicide
A pensioner who planned assisted suicide at Dignitas after being told he had just six months to live later found out that he was not terminally ill and “would have died unnecessarily”. Peter Sefton-Williams, 72, a retired journalist, was given just six months to live after being diagnosed with Motor…
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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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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…
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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…
end of life
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Assisted Suicide: the missing safeguards
The amendments put forward by those on the Committee opposed to assisted suicide were, in effect, a list of the dangers posed by this bill; crucial safeguards which are missing from the bill.
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Over half of Britons fear that vulnerable citizens will be pressured into assisted suicide, devastating poll finds
A YouGov poll has found that over half of Britons fear that vulnerable people will be pressured into ending their lives if assisted suicide is legalised in the UK. 56 per cent of the British public fear that it is likely that people would opt for assisted suicide because they…
Abortion
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Scottish buffer zones NOT enforceable when abortion facilities are closed, police confirm
Police Scotland has said that buffer zones are not enforceable when abortion facilities are closed. The statement comes after pro-abortion MSP Gillian Mackay suggested they should be enforced at all hours. Lawyers from Police Scotland and the Crown Office confirmed that Mackay’s buffer zones law cannot be enforced when abortion…
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Abortion pills 22x more dangerous than previously supposed, US study finds
An unprecedented study in the United States has found that abortion pills are 22x more dangerous than previously supposed or admitted to. The groundbreaking study by the Ethics and Public Policy Center analysed data from insurance claims relating to 865,000 chemical abortions between 2017 and 2023, making it the largest…
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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