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  • Abortion decriminalisation amendment tabled in UK parliament

    Abortion decriminalisation amendment tabled in UK parliament

    An amendment that would effectively decriminalise all abortion has been tabled in the UK parliament and is being supported by over 50 cross-party MPs.

    SPUC News
    May 20, 2025
  • Pope Leo XIV reaffirms Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching to world ambassadors, calls on worldwide leaders to protect unborn babies

    Pope Leo XIV reaffirms Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching to world ambassadors, calls on worldwide leaders to protect unborn babies

    Last week, Pope Leo XIV affirmed the Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching to over 100 ambassadors from different nations at the Vatican.

    SPUC News
    May 20, 2025
  • MPs push back against dangerous assisted suicide bill in Westminster debate, to be continued next month

    MPs push back against dangerous assisted suicide bill in Westminster debate, to be continued next month

    Westminster MPs have pushed back against Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill in a House of Commons debate that saw many slam the proposed law as irresponsible and dangerous. The debate will continue next month.

    SPUC News
    May 16, 2025
  • Over 1 in 20 women take mifepristone again after failed abortion attempt, US study finds

    Over 1 in 20 women take mifepristone again after failed abortion attempt, US study finds

    A study in the United States has found that over 5 per cent of women who had a chemical abortion took mifepristone again after a failed abortion attempt, raising more concerns about the safety of the drug. 865,727 abortions using mifepristone between 2017 and 2023 were analysed by the Ethics…

    SPUC News
    May 16, 2025
  • SPUC “deeply concerned” after Scottish assisted suicide bill passes at first stage

    SPUC “deeply concerned” after Scottish assisted suicide bill passes at first stage

    SPUC has said it is “deeply concerned” after MSPs voted in favour of a proposed assisted suicide bill for Scotland. “SPUC will continue to urge every MSP to consider the great dangers inherent in assisted suicide”, said SPUC CEO John Deighan. This evening, MSPs voted 70 to 56 in favour…

    SPUC News
    May 13, 2025
  • Half of Britons fear timing of assisted suicide bill when benefits are being cut

    Half of Britons fear timing of assisted suicide bill when benefits are being cut

    Half of Britons fear the timing of a proposed assisted suicide law that comes while benefits are being cut, a poll commissioned by SPUC has revealed. Over 2,000 Britons were surveyed by Whitestone Insight on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) ahead of two key…

    SPUC News
    May 13, 2025
  • Anorexia patients could be targeted by assisted suicide laws in UK, health experts warn

    Anorexia patients could be targeted by assisted suicide laws in UK, health experts warn

    People suffering from anorexia could be endangered by assisted suicide laws, a health charity has warned ahead of today’s first vote on MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Health experts from the charity Eat Breathe Thrive, which helps people with eating disorders, have warned that…

    SPUC News
    May 13, 2025
  • Abusers can easily obtain abortion pills in the post, MPs told at SPUC parliamentary event

    Abusers can easily obtain abortion pills in the post, MPs told at SPUC parliamentary event

    MPs have heard just how easily abortion pills may be falsely obtained under the pills-by -post scheme, enabling abusers to coerce women into abortions. The devastating findings were delivered at a parliamentary event in Westminster hosted by SPUC. On 6 May, SPUC hosted a parliamentary event to raise awareness about…

    SPUC News
    May 12, 2025
  • Assisted suicide will save British state millions of pounds through “unutilised healthcare”, says impact assessment

    Assisted suicide will save British state millions of pounds through “unutilised healthcare”, says impact assessment

    Assisted suicide, if legalised, will save the British state almost £60 million annually after ten years, a “brutal” impact assessment predicts ahead of an expected vote on legislation in Parliament next week. Last Friday, Whitehall published an impact assessment of MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill. SPUC slammed the “brutal…

    SPUC News
    May 9, 2025
  • Frasier star Kelsey Grammer says ex-girlfriend’s abortion “eats away at my soul”

    Frasier star Kelsey Grammer says ex-girlfriend’s abortion “eats away at my soul”

    Actor Kelsey Grammer has related his regret for an abortion his ex-girlfriend had during their relationship, saying it “eats away at my soul… I regret it.”

    SPUC News
    May 9, 2025
  • First Minister John Swinney to vote against assisted suicide bill for Scotland

    First Minister John Swinney to vote against assisted suicide bill for Scotland

    Scottish First Minister John Swinney says he will vote against MSP Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide bill for Scotland, set to be debated and voted on next week at Stage 1.

    SPUC News
    May 9, 2025
  • Ex-chief coroner warns assisted suicide could conceal uninvestigated murders

    Ex-chief coroner warns assisted suicide could conceal uninvestigated murders

    A retired chief coroner has warned that MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill could lead to potential murders not being investigated, in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), raising more concerns about a lack of safeguards. Leadbeater’s bill, if legalised, could lead to potential murders not being…

    SPUC News
    May 8, 2025
  • Top lawyer says assisted suicide bill breaches European Convention on Human Rights

    Top lawyer says assisted suicide bill breaches European Convention on Human Rights

    MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill breaches the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a top lawyer has said after reviewing the draft law, set to be voted on by MPs on 16 May.

    SPUC News
    May 6, 2025
  • Assisted suicide will save NHS money by killing patients, Whitehall impact assessment concludes, SPUC slams “brutal arithmetic”

    Assisted suicide will save NHS money by killing patients, Whitehall impact assessment concludes, SPUC slams “brutal arithmetic”

    A Whitehall cost analysis of MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill is set to conclude today that it will save the NHS money by expediting the deaths of patients said to have six months left to live. SPUC slammed the impact assessment as “brutal arithmetic that lacks compassion and humanity”.…

    SPUC News
    May 2, 2025
  • Assisted suicide bill losing MP support, but undecided votes could swing in any direction

    Assisted suicide bill losing MP support, but undecided votes could swing in any direction

    MPs appear to be swinging away from supporting Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill, polling shows, though many who remain undecided could still vote in favour of it later this month.

    SPUC News
    May 2, 2025
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