Doctors are being urged to stand up for the rights of unborn babies when they are asked to vote on controversial proposals which could see abortion time limits being abolished.The British Medical Association (BMA) will debate the decriminalisation issue at its conference in Bournemouth next week. Th...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) says the proposed amendment to the Queen's speech, which would give free abortions on the English NHS to women from Northern Ireland, is "opportunistic" and has "nothing to do with the welfare of women in Northern Ireland."Liam Gibson, SPUC's ...

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Are the media misrepresenting the DUP? Posted by John Deighan on 22 June 2017 The newly elected DUP MPs with party leader Arlene Foster. (Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) The unexpected election result, which has led to Teresa May’s Conservative government being held in power by the suppo...

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The newly elected DUP MPs with party leader Arlene Foster. (Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)The unexpected election result, which has led to Teresa May’s Conservative government being held in power by the support of ten Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs elected in Northern Ireland, has seen ...

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Euthanasia advocate says: "The door has been opened wide for euthanasia of patients with severe dementia." Boudewijn Chabot, a Dutch euthanasia advocate, has written a lengthy opinion piece denouncing the eroding of safeguards for vulnerable patients.Chabot was prosecuted for the 1991 assisted suic...

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Young women to DUP MPs: "those who say that you are a danger to women’s rights do not speak for us" Ian Paisley MP, Gavin Robinson MP and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP with 10 pro-life young women. Image: Amy Poduval. Yesterday, 10 young women presented DUP MPs with flowers, thanking them for their d...

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Ian Paisley, Gavin Robinson and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson with 10 pro-life young women. Image: Amy Poduval. More photos available on request.   Pro-life campaigners have presented white flowers to the Democratic Unionist Party MPs who hold the balance of power at Westminster, in recognition of their pro...

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Is this using the stories of suicidal women another ploy by the repeal the eighth lobby? The Abortion Support Network (ASN) has said that two suicidal women were denied abortions in Ireland - using the discredited idea that abortion is a cure for suicidality.Mara Clarke, the ASN founder, said both o...

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Scottish Govt wants to give NI women free abortions ?The Scottish First Minister is looking to provide abortions for Northern Irish women on the NHS.  Scotland is considering offering free abortions to women from Northern Ireland, it was reported yesterday.According to the Sunday Times, Nicola S...

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A rally held in Dublin to celebrate the Eighth Amendment, which has saved at least 100,000 lives. Activists are fighting to remove Ireland's protection for the unborn child. The newly-appointed Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, told the Dáil yesterday that health minister Simon Ha...

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The Supreme Court agreed that the availability and funding of abortion was a matter for Northern Ireland's devolved administration. The UK Supreme Court has decided not to compel the NHS in England to pay for the abortions of women travelling to Britain from Northern Ireland.The ruling was made foll...

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Campaigners welcome Supreme Court’s decision not to compel NHS in England to pay for abortions for women from NI   Pro-life campaigners have welcomed the decision by the UK Supreme Court not to compel the NHS in England to pay for the abortions of women travelling to Britain from Northern Irela...

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Reacting to 2016 Abortion Statistics for England and Wales, which were published today, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) which was formed in 1967 - the same year as the Abortion Act was passed - said the figures hid a massive toll of human misery and reveal the horrendous imp...

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Diana Johnson MP has made it clear she intends to continue pushing for decriminalisation, ignoring the lack of public support.  Campaigners are not hiding the fact that they intend to push to force abortion on Northern Ireland, as well as for decriminalisation in England and Wales. Amid the attacks ...

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"Abortion is a significant mental health risk factor and the abortion industry in this country is betraying women on a massive scale." The 2016 Abortion Statistics for England and Wales were published today - and they serve to highlight the horrendous impact of the abortion industry, and the toll of...

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The petition calls on the Prime Minister to condemn the bigoted demonisation of pro-life MPs. SPUC has launched a petition calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to condemn attacks on Northern Ireland MPs who oppose abortion and same sex marriage.The petition has been drawn up in the wake of widespre...

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Petition Launched Urging Prime Minister Theresa May to Condemn ‘Anti Christian Bigots’ for Demonising Pro Life and Socially Conservative Northern Ireland MPs   Pro-life campaigners have launched a petition calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to condemn attacks on Northern Ireland MPs who oppos...

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This morning, the UK woke up to the news that Theresa May’s Conservative party has lost its overall majority in the House of Commons.  What do the results mean for the pro-life cause in Parliament?SPUC’s Communications Officer Alithea Williams, who was monitoring the election coverage through the ni...

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"Vin was an inspiration to the pro-life movement".  Antonia Tully pays tribute to  folk singer/songwriter Vin Garbutt, who has died aged 69. Vin Garbutt was an internationally acclaimed English folk singer song/writer from the north east.  Dubbed the "Teesside Troubador", Vin won the "Best Live Act"...

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"I made a decision that broke me, and one from which I would not immediately heal". Image: (Ronald Martinez/Getty) A former Olympic athlete has spoken out about the pain of her own abortion, and said that it's a big issue in women's athletics. Olympic medalist Sanya Richards-Ross has revealed in a ...

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