The waiting period was presented during the referendum campaign as a key restriction designed to balance access to abortion with protections for unborn children.
Across Europe, the new movement to codify abortion is often framed as a progressive milestone, yet it only seems to have closed down meaningful discussion.
Words have power. They can wound or heal, divide or unite. The way we talk about life can make the difference between despair and hope, between someone shutting down or leaning in.
The Chicago-born Pope urged consistency within the pro-life movement, insisting that to be truly pro-life is to hold a position that rejects abortion while also opposing the death penalty and the mistreatment of migrants.
Declining numbers suggest that more women are finding alternatives to abortion, whether through practical support, the courage to continue their pregnancy, or the increasing visibility of the pro-life message.
Rose Docherty has been arrested for a second time after standing quietly outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with a placard offering conversation.
Though often well-intentioned, the present legal framework leaves children, surrogates, and intended parents in precarious positions raising serious ethical questions.