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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”. The Whitehall impact assessment, set…
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Abortion pills 22x more dangerous than previously supposed, US study finds
An unprecedented study in the United States has found that abortion pills are 22x more dangerous than previously supposed or admitted to. The groundbreaking study by the Ethics and Public Policy Center analysed data from insurance claims relating to 865,000 chemical abortions between 2017 and 2023, making it the largest study of complications reported by […]
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House of Commons approves buffer zones in
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has reacted with disappointment after MPs voted to ban even silent prayer around abortion clinics. MPs were voting on an amendment to a clause introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics, which…
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Snap General Election called for 4th July
We just wanted to send you a quick message responding to the breaking news that the Prime Minister has just called a snap General Election for 4 July. Parliament will be prorogued on Friday this week, meaning dozens of Bills will proceed no further. Dissolution will take place on Thursday…
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Parental opt-out consultation a “slap in the face” to parents in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, 4 September 2023: The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the UK’s oldest grassroots pro-life organisation is calling on concerned parents, teachers and school governors across Northern Ireland to use the public consultation on relationships and sex-education (RSE) l
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Abortion buffer zones an “outrageous assault on civil liberties” says SPUC as controversial amendment clears the Lords
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has slammed a vote to impose buffer zones around abortion clinics, calling it an “outrageous assault on civil liberties”.
Abortion
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Abortion surges by 29 per cent in Northern Ireland in twelve months
Official statistics for 2023/24 show the biggest percentage rise in abortion ever seen in the UK.
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Grandmother arrested for offering help to women outside Glasgow hospital speaks out against buffer zones
A grandmother who was the first person to be arrested for allegedly breaching a Scottish buffer zone has said that she is “willing to go to prison on the issue because I am unshakeably convinced that nobody should be criminalised…
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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.
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Paramedic pleads guilty to injecting mistress with abortion drug, killing her unborn baby
A Scottish paramedic has pleaded guilty to administering his mistress with an abortion drug that killed their unborn baby. Stephen Doohan, a paramedic in the Scottish Ambulance Service, faces jail after admitting to using a syringe to administer misoprostol to his mistress when she was pregnant in 2023. Doohan crushed…
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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.
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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 the dangers of the pills-by-post…
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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.”
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Scottish buffer zones NOT enforceable when abortion facilities are closed, police confirm
Police Scotland has said that buffer zones are not enforceable when abortion facilities are closed. The statement comes after pro-abortion MSP Gillian Mackay suggested they should be enforced at all hours. Lawyers from Police Scotland and the Crown Office confirmed that Mackay’s buffer zones law cannot be enforced when abortion facilities are closed. Mackay had…
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US Navy officer found guilty of murdering girlfriend who refused abortion
A US Navy officer has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend who was pregnant and refused to have an abortion. Emmanuel Coble murdered his girlfriend Raquiah King, aged just twenty, in 2022 after she refused to abort their child. Her body was left by the side of a road in the state of Virginia after…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
OPINION
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Pope Leo XIV: A Lion in the Making for the Pro-Life Cause?
White smoke rose. The bells rang. The world met Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. And while the media scrambled to Google his biography, many of us in the pro-life movement paused with curiosity: who is this man, and will he be a lion for life in a…
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Assisted Suicide: the missing safeguards
The amendments put forward by those on the Committee opposed to assisted suicide were, in effect, a list of the dangers posed by this bill; crucial safeguards which are missing from the bill.
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Assisted suicide bill is ‘anti-hope’ says hospice chaplain
Fr Hugh MacKenzie remains deeply concerned about the impact of this bill on his ministry to dying people.
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Assisted suicide: a conveyor belt for the vulnerable
Kim Leadbeater MP has proclaimed that her assisted dying bill will have “the world’s strongest safeguards”. Yet as the weeks go by, the news coming out of the Committee scrutinising this bill doesn’t match Ms Leadbeater’s claim. Those of us who are worried that legalising assisted suicide will send us…
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SPUC’s 2025 Youth Conference sees record number of young pro-lifers unite for life
SPUC has lauded its largest-ever Youth Conference that saw over 200 young people come together from across the UK in defence of life.
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Parents refuse abortion to cherish last days with terminally ill son and “make memories with our baby”
A husband and wife have recounted how they cherished their final days with their son, diagnosed with Edwards Syndrome, refusing to have an abortion so they could “make memories with our baby… It was my greatest blessing.” Elizabeth and Joshua Evans found out at just over 14 weeks gestation that…
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Pro-life “baby box” for abandoned babies outrages pro-abortion groups in Croatia
A “baby box” for abandoned babies in Croatia has been called a “Trojan horse” by pro-abortion groups outraged by the initiative of a pro-life group and Catholic nuns. “We are continuing an ancient Croatian tradition of preserving the value of human life”, said the Bethlehem-Zagreb Association responsible for the box.…
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Parents choose life for unborn baby after being urged by doctors to abort twin
Two parents have chosen life after being encouraged to abort one of two twins due to pregnancy complications. Both children were born and are doing well. Abigail Whitlock was five months pregnant with twin boys when they were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), meaning that the placenta was not…
EDUCATION
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Labour set to axe free speech bill that would protect pro-life students on UK campuses
The Labour Government has said it will “stop further commencement” of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, legislation that protects the right to expression of pro-life students and others on UK campuses.
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“Withdraw the Law” event in Belfast hosted by SPUC opposes RSE regulations imposed by Westminster
On 12 September, SPUC hosted its “Withdraw the Law” meeting, pushing back against Westminster’s “unacceptable” Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) diktat that includes teaching abortion access to schoolgirls aged between 12 and 16.
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NI parents concerned about lessons imposing abortion ideology on children, poll finds in wake of Westminster diktat
A poll commissioned by SPUC has shown that parents in Northern Ireland have deep concerns about RSE lessons imposing pro-abortion ideology on children. “Westminster must listen to parents”, SPUC said in a statement. “In light of this poll, the current RSE proposals for Northern Ireland are unsustainable and undemocratic.”
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MP quits Government role over regulations forcing NI schools to teach abortion
Robin Millar, Conservative MP for Aberconwy, has quit his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Welsh Secretary, David T. C. Davies, in order to vote against controversial sex education regulations in Northern Ireland.
International
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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.
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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…
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Pope Leo XIV: A Lion in the Making for the Pro-Life Cause?
White smoke rose. The bells rang. The world met Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. And while the media scrambled to Google his biography, many of us in the pro-life movement paused with curiosity: who is this man, and will he be a lion for life in a…
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Abortion pills 22x more dangerous than previously supposed, US study finds
An unprecedented study in the United States has found that abortion pills are 22x more dangerous than previously supposed or admitted to. The groundbreaking study by the Ethics and Public Policy Center analysed data from insurance claims relating to 865,000 chemical abortions between 2017 and 2023, making it the largest…
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