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On Tuesday 28 May, MSP Gillian Mackay’s Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill reached the beginning of Stage 2.
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There were 18,207 abortions in Scotland in 2023, a record high, compared to 16,607 in 2022, a 10% increase according to data released today by Public Health Scotland. The largest increase was among under-16 girls, up by 29%.
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Conservative MSP Jeremy Balfour has submitted amendments to Scotland’s proposed buffer zones bill, set to be considered at stage two later this year, to protect freedom of expression and the right to silent prayer.
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Hundreds of unborn babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome were aborted in England and Wales in 2022, though the death toll is likely much higher as abortion providers continue to underreport cases.
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There were 252,122 abortions in England and Wales in 2022, the highest number ever recorded, as abortion surged by 17% in twelve months. SPUC has stated that “these are not mere statistics, but precious and unrepeatable human lives. SPUC will not forget them.”
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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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Jersey politicians will vote on assisted suicide legislation this week, including whether to allow conscientious objection.
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Sebastian Vaughan-Spruce was fined after he stood silently outside an abortion facility in Birmingham, England. SPUC has condemned the penalty as “extreme, needless and anti-democratic”.
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46 MPs led by Flick Drummond MP have tabled an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill to bring back in-person consultations for women before an at-home abortion. “This is a common-sense proposal that already has widespread support from across the House”, says Drummond.
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Hundreds of pro-lifers say “NO to abortion up to birth” at Westminster rally ahead of crucial debate
Hundreds of pro-life men and women, including many SPUC supporters, rallied outside Parliament yesterday to protest two extreme pro-abortion amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill proposed by MPs Stella Creasey and Diana Johnson.
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Liz Carr’s documentary Better Off Dead? aired on BBC One last night. Carr is an actor and disability rights campaigner who has opposed assisted suicide for many years.
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“If there’s a change in the law to allow assisted suicide, we’ll be crossing a line”, says Father Andrew Bishop, the priest in charge at Croydon Minster in the London Borough of Croydon.
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Devi Shah, speaking for the Stop Gendercide campaign, has warned that abortion decriminalisation will lead to the abortion of more unborn baby girls in the UK. Her comments come ahead of a crucial Westminster debate on two pro-abortion amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill.
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Actress and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr will make the case against “terrifying” assisted suicide in a BBC documentary next week on Tuesday 14th.
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Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, states he is “deeply alarmed” by two pro-abortion amendments proposed for the Criminal Justice Bill, to be debated next week on 15 May