A social care worker in Scotland has been fired after he coerced a woman into aborting their baby.
David Phillips, from Glasgow, made a vulnerable woman, whom he was supposed to be caring for, pregnant in 2020. Mr Philips, it has emerged, told the woman that “it’s all your fault” before paying for a taxi to take her to an abortion facility, where an abortion subsequently took place. He then made her take another pregnancy test to make sure she was no longer pregnant.
It is understood that Mr Philip’s primary motivation was ensuring that his relationship with the woman under his care was not discovered.
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), which has now struck Mr Philips off its register of carers, said that he was “well aware of her vulnerabilities” and “took advantage” that, causing the woman “emotional and physical harm”.
A recent BBC poll found that 15% of British women had experienced pressure or coercion to have an abortion that they did not want, as reported by SPUC.
Responding to the growing problem of abortion coercion, SPUC has launched an urgent petition calling on the Health Secretary to commission research into the area of abortion coercion and prioritise the protection of women from such abuse.
SPUC comment
A SPUC spokesperson said: “Abortion coercion is a very real and widespread in our society, which has so far turned a blind eye to this insidious problem that has blighted the lives of so many women and their unborn babies.
“While it is not in the interest of abortion apologists to admit this issue, there can be no denying of the facts and life experiences of the numerous women who have reported abortion coercion.
“We urge everyone to consider signing our petition and call on the Health Secretary to recognise that coerced abortion is, indeed, abuse – it must be stopped.”
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