Today, on 17 June, the Reform Party published its Manifesto for the upcoming 2024 General Election, to be held on 4 July.

Below are the key takeaways from the Manifesto in matters relating to pro-life issues:

Abortion

The Reform Party Manifesto makes no mention of abortion decriminalisation or buffer zones.

However, Reform proposes “a comprehensive free speech bill legislate to stop left-wing bias and politically correct ideology that threatens personal freedom and democracy”, a bill that could potentially help protect pro-life students from “cancel culture” on UK campuses.

Similarly, the Reform Manifesto pledges to “cut funding to universities that undermine free speech. The government’s Free Speech Act is toothless. Allowing political bias or cancel culture must face heavy financial penalties.”

Assisted Suicide

The Manifesto makes no mention of assisted suicide.

Family Support

Reform pledges to “give parents the choice to spend more time with their children” by “front-loading the Child Benefit system for children aged 1-4”.

SPUC General Election Tool – Value your Vote

SPUC has created an online tool to help supporters and British citizens contact their Parliamentary candidates and ask them how they intend to vote on abortion and assisted suicide. It is vital that pro-life people use their vote to elect pro-life MPs. Every vote matters.

Click here to access the tool.