This abortion procedure (although comparatively rare) is essentially the same as a caesarian section birth: the mother's abdomen is cut open and the child - typically still alive - is removed from the womb. In Britain, although there has always been a legal duty of care towards a liveborn baby who s...

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A concentrated salt solution is injected into the amniotic fluid,killing the baby by acute salt poisoning. This technique is used after 16 weeks. It is no longer common in many Western countries because of its dangers to the mother, but pro-abortionists have exported this cheap technique for abortio...

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Mifepristone (a.k.a. RU486, abortion pill) Mifepristone is an anti-progesterone, sometimes referred to as RU486. The drug was developed by Roussel-Uclaf, the French pharmaceutical company, hence the letters RU in RU486. The drug was synthesised in April 1980 and was first licensed for use in France ...

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An alternative, more expensive, late abortion drug is prostaglandin. It is not free of dangers to the mother, being associated with risks of haemorrhage, infection and retention of the placenta requiring surgical intervention. Prostaglandin causes powerful contractions of the womb expelling the fetu...

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Various birth control (contraception) methods can cause abortion. In many cases, people tempted to use a particular birth control method do not wish to do anything that would endanger their embryos. Nonetheless, several artificial contraceptive methods also carry a risk of terminating a pregnancy th...

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br />The results of abortion can be gruesome to see, but they also show us what abortion really means Some people are moved to oppose the brutality of abortion actively only when they realise the violence inflicted upon the developing child. Many will find the images of babies who have been evidentl...

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Abortion is regulated by the Abortion Act 1967, which permits a doctor to perform an abortion if two doctors agree that there are medical grounds for it. The Act has rules about the premises where abortions may be conducted and about certifying and registering abortions. In practice, the Department ...

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Lord David Steel In 1938, a London gynaecologist, Aleck Bourne, tested the laws by performing an abortion on a 14-year-old girl who had been sexually assaulted by five off-duty British soldiers. Dr Bourne was a supporter of the Abortion Law Reform Association. He was charged with an illegal abortion...

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Below is the full text of the original 1967 Abortion Act: 1967 CHAPTER 87 An Act to amend and clarify the law relating to termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners. [27th October 1967] Medical termination of pregnancy. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall ...

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Every year, we hold pro-life chains across the country to mark the passing of the Abortion Act coming into force on the 27th of April 1968. Please note that the pro-life chain in your area may not take place exactly on the 27th of April, but on a proximal date. Please contact your local...

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SPUC A Tiny Feet coffee morning is a special way to help unborn children. You can bring together family and friends, as well as inviting your neighbours and people from your church. Inviting people to a Tiny Feet coffee morning is the perfect opening to tell people about the humanity of unbo...

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Briefing on Compulsory Sex EducationWhy New Clause 5 is dangerous

We call on the Prime Minister not to support decriminalising abortion. What decriminalising abortion means Decriminalising abortion will strip from unborn children any remaining effective legal protection from abortion. The Abortion Act 1967 is a bad law but keeping abortion within the law offers s...

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The threat of decriminalisation:

In March 2017 the House of Commons voted by 172 votes to 142 to permit Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North, to introduce a bill under the Ten Minute Rule Bill procedure, calling for the decriminalisation of abortion.

Although this bill made no more progress in that Parliament, Diana Johnson has pledged to re-introduce another measure to decriminalise abortion.

Major medical bodies backing decriminalisation:

• British Medical Association
• Royal College of Midwives
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Action you can take to oppose decriminalising abortion

• Download our briefing (click for PDF) or use the Contact Us form below to request a printed copy
• Write to your MP asking him/her to oppose all moves in parliament to decriminalise abortion.
• Order our door-to-door leaflet to alert people in your neighbourhood about the dangers of decriminalising of abortion (order form below)
• Organise a local meeting as part of SPUC’s annual Campaign Tour:

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