Tag: UK

UK Govt gives £42 Million to Marie Stopes and IPPF for overseas abortions

Penny Mordaunt has previously been criticised for funding International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF] when it was facing an investigation into into allegations of sexual misconduct and corruption “The UK has been a world leader in this area and will proudly continue to be one.” By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children International Development …

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Amazing: Unborn babies’ spines repaired in the womb in UK first

By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Great news for babies with spina bifida In a week that has seen two parliamentary attempts to strip protections from unborn babies, especially in Northern Ireland, the press has been celebrating surgeons’ ability to operate on babies in the womb with spina bifida. Huge operation For …

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Conservative Party’s vice-chair for women calls for debate on abortion in UK

Maria Caulfield’s views on abortion were branded “appalling” – because she opposed decriminalisation. By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Maria Caulfield MP, the Conservative party’s vice-chair for women, has called for a national debate on abortion, and has highlighted that the time limits for abortion in the UK are higher than in …

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UK abortion activists want to ban pro-life vigil outside abortion clinic

By Dorothy Cummings McLean LONDON, England, October 24, 2017 — The Council of the London borough of Ealing has voted to do all they can legally to stop a peaceful pro-life vigil outside the Marie Stopes Ealing abortion clinic. The vote, tabled [introduced] on October 10, was in response to a petition of the local …

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New poll reveals massive public backlash against proposals to extend abortion law in Great Britain

A public backlash against proposals to extend abortion law has been revealed in a new opinion poll ahead of the General Election. Editor’s note. This analysis comes from SPUC–the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children and is reposted with permission. The polling company ComRes undertook the most extensive UK polling in the last decade on …

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British MP’s radical abortion bill narrowly passes first hurdle but is unlikely to become law

By Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. “Ten Minute Rule Bills” are a type of Private Members’ Bill that are introduced in the House of Commons. “BPAS” and “Marie Stopes” are …

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Attempt to end abortion discrimination against disabled babies

A bill has been introduced in the House of Lords which seeks to end the abortion up to birth of disabled babies. Editor’s note. My family and I will be on vacation through September 6. I will occasionally add new items but for the most part we will repost “the best of the best” — …

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Live-Tweet All You Want, Abortion Is Not Health Care

By Jay Hobbs A co-worker passed around a couple of articles from her Google Alerts that struck her as especially ironic this weekend. Being somewhat a sucker for the ironic when it comes to news stories and headlines like these, I’ve decided she’s right. The first article, as they appear in Google Alerts, comes from …

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Powerhouse UK abortion provider suspends most abortion services after surprise inspection

By Dave Andrusko Marie Stopes International and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) are the primary abortion providers in the United Kingdom. While hard to believe, it is no exaggeration to say that almost all secular media outlets in the UK are even more protective of these “abortion providers” than U.S. media are of the …

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“A Report on Freedom of Conscience in Abortion Provision” released in UK

The All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group (APPG) in the United Kingdom (UK), led by Fiona Bruce MP, conducted an inquiry into growing reports of denials of conscience rights to healthcare professionals. This, despite a conscience clause in the 1967 Abortion Act which “requires that ‘no person shall be under any duty, whether by contract or by …

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Doctors who object to abortion face ‘harassment and abuse’, say MPs

By Harry Farley Editor’s note. This appeared at Christian Today and reposted with permission. Doctors who object to abortion are not promoted and face “harassment and abuse”, a report by MPs [Members of Parliament] revealed on Thursday. Healthcare professionals told an all-party pro-life group of MPs that those who oppose abortion face a glass ceiling …

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Where will Prime Minister Theresa May’s new government stand on pro-life issues?

Editor’s note. The following is excerpted from a post from SPUC–The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. After a whirlwind three weeks in British politics, the country has a new prime minister in Theresa May, formerly the Home Secretary. Naturally, many people will now be wondering whether May’s new government can be expected to …

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