News, 25 January 2013 The government's same-sex marriage bill has been published today. The critical Second Reading date has been announced: Tuesday 5 February. We must persuade MPs to vote against it. Urgent action is therefore needed - not least, this weekend in churches throughout Britain. a) ...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 16 January 2014 Dear supporter, A consultation is being conducted (closing date/time: Monday 3 February at noon) by the Department of Health into the Operating Procedures for licenced abortion clinics. You can contribute online via this link: http://consultations.dh.gov.uk/abortion-clinics/a...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 19 January 2010 Dear supporters,   Pat Buckley of the European Life Network has alerted us to two anti-life and anti-family measures to be debated by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg next week. Please read the information below fully and please act im...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 26 January 2012 Dear supporter, The government should use its powers to stop TV advertising by commercial abortion centres. The question-and-answer briefing below will give you the information you need to help make this happen. Q: What has happened? A: This week the two bodies which draft ...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, /p> 27 January 2011: The fourth International Youth Pro-Life Conference, organised by SPUC, will be held between Friday 18 and Sunday 20 March this year at the Loch Lomond Youth Hostel, north-west of Glasgow, Scotland. Booking form This conference is an excellent opportunity for young people...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 29 January 2013 Dear supporter, Please see below: Same-sex marriage bill - urgent action needed SPUC International Pro-Life Youth Conference, 22-24 March 1. Same-sex marriage bill - urgent action needed    The government's bill to legalise so-called “same-sex marriage” was launched on 24...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 8 February 2011 Dear supporter, Chris Bryant’s private member’s bill to make sex and relationships education (SRE) compulsory in all schools is due for second reading this Friday, 11 February.There is growing concern among parents about the practice of SRE – especially in primary schools - a...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 11 February 2010   The final main day (report stage and third reading) in the House of Commons on the government's sex education bill has been announced for Tuesday 23 February. (The bill has yet to be debated in the House of Lords.)    What you need to know: The government's Children, Scho...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 20 February 2012 Dear supporter, Tomorrow (Tuesday 21 February 2012), the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will hold one of the final meetings on a draft “Recommendation on the rights and legal status of children and parental responsibilities”. (The  Council of Europe is made...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 22 February 2010 Dear supporter,   Tomorrow (Tue 23 Feb.) is the the final main day (report stage and third reading) in the House of Commons on the government's sex education bill. (The bill has yet to be debated in the House of Lords.) The Conservative opposition has tabled a new amendment...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 24 February 2011 Dear supporter, We need: you to take action to stop primary schools showing sexually explicit materials to children as young as seven years old your involvement so that sex education is not made a compulsory school subject your support to reverse government policies which pr...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Urge C Dear supporter, Cherie Blair has been invited to speak this Friday in Rome at the Angelicum, one of the world's leading Catholic universities, on the subject of women and human rights. Like her husband, Mrs Blair has a long track-record of promoting anti-life and anti-family causes. Mrs Blai...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 3 March 2011 Dear supporter, Anne Milton MP, the minister for public health, has been speaking today at a conference organised by Brook, one of Britain's leading abortion referral organisations. Brook specialises in advising young people - including those under 16 - about abortion, sex, STIs...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 5 March 2010 Dear supporter, The Children, Schools and Families bill received its third reading in the House of Commons on 23 February (see our alert of 22 February http://is.gd/8W94s ) and will have its second reading (first debate) in the House of Lords on Monday next, 8 March. It is then ...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 11 March 2010 Dear supporter, On Monday 8 March the Children, Schools and Families bill was debated in the House of Lords at second reading. As per parliamentary convention, no vote was taken on the bill and the bill now awaits debate in committee. The imminent general election - almost cert...

[Read the rest of this article...]

URGENT Please telephone and/or email your MP and urge him/her to oppose a pro-suicide amendment tabled yesterday by Patricia Hewitt (former health minister) to the Coroners & Justice Bill. The amendment (which is a new clause in the bill) will be debated on Monday afternoon (23 March) if selected ...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Vote t Dear supporter,Tomorrow (31 March) a committee of the European Parliament will vote on the issue of experiments using animals. The Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) committee will consider a draft directive which has the potential to force European Union (EU) member-states to use huma...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 8 April 2015 Dear supporter, SPUC's online resource for May's General Election is now live. Please go to https://www.spuc.org.uk/campaigns/general_election_2015/constituencies/ and select your constituency. The page for your constituency will contain: the voting record of the sitting MP (if ...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Help s April 2008 Click here for SPUC briefing: Abortion law and the Council of Europe Response to draft report on abortion by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, Southern Cross Bioethics Institute, South Australia, April 2008 Th...

[Read the rest of this article...]

News, 21 April 2015 SPUC is seeking a new honorary treasurer with a deep commitment to the pro-life cause. Bob Edwards, the current incumbent, wishes to retire from this particular role after many years’ devoted service. The honorary treasurer plays a key part in the work of the Society and serves...

[Read the rest of this article...]