Ireland came within a single vote of a dramatic further expansion of abortion law this week that would have decriminalised abortion and removed key safeguards.
Across the West the pro-abortion elite are grappling at straws, trying everything they can to enshrine abortion in law before the population turns against them.
Pro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has lived under legal uncertainty for almost a year as the police and CPS continue to decide whether to charge her for silent prayer.
Prince Albert II of Monaco has declined to sign a bill passed by the National Council that would have legalised the provision of abortion in the Principality.
In a significant victory for freedom of expression and the pro-life movement, the German city of Regensburg has withdrawn its restrictions on prayer vigils near abortion facilities.
A coalition of charities and campaign groups have launched a new national initiative calling for the complete decriminalisation of abortion in Scotland.
The waiting period was presented during the referendum campaign as a key restriction designed to balance access to abortion with protections for unborn children.