Disabled unborn babies have a right to life, the same as any other baby, born or unborn. The Equality Act 2010 protects the rights of disabled people after they have been born, but the 1967 Abortion Act allows them to be killed before they are born. Indeed, under the 1967 Abortion Act, disabled babies can be aborted right up to birth.

Parents can be put under severe pressure by healthcare professionals to abort an unborn baby who has been given a prenatal diagnosis of a disability or a genetic anomaly. Common experiences include being told that their child “was incompatible with life”, “would live a life of suffering”, “would be a vegetable”, or “would ruin their family”. This can make parents feel that abortion is the only thing to do.