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A British court has granted legal parenthood to two men who paid almost £93,000 for a commercial surrogacy arrangement in China that prioritised male embryos and included a clause providing for a partial refund if a boy was not born. In a judgment published on 29 September, Mr Justice MacDonald, a senior judge specialising in […]
Read →Artificial intelligence chatbots are becoming an increasingly influential source of information for women facing an unplanned pregnancy, yet investigations have raised questions about how these systems present abortion, which organisations they recommend, and whether users can trust their answers. A recent investigation by openDemocracy tested ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok by asking the chatbots questions on behalf […]
Read →Campaigners in Belgium are pressing the government to extend the country’s abortion limit from 12 weeks after conception to 18, backed by a poll commissioned by an abortion provider. Sixteen organisations set out the demand in an open letter on Tuesday, arguing that the limit should rest on scientific advice and not be used as […]
Read →More than 11 million unborn children have been lost to abortion since the Abortion Act became law 59 years ago, pro-life campaigners have estimated, as official figures show the annual toll continuing to climb. The Act received Royal Assent on 27 October 1967.
Read →It is the fifth region in the country to introduce rules governing the practice despite the absence of a national legal framework.
Read →The princely household said the proposed reform was not suitable for adequately protecting unborn life as a central legal interest.
Read →Poland’s parliament has voted to roll back key protections for unborn children.
Read →This milestone comes despite sustained opposition from campaigners and medical professionals concerned about the risks to vulnerable patients.
Read →The agency’s decision has since prompted a concerted effort by Democratic senators to have the drugs removed from its list of substances under surveillance.
Read →The case has been described as frivolous and a publicity stunt.
Read →SPUC is currently in the process of instructing solicitors, in light of the SNP's failure to reinstate our coerced abortion fringe event at their conference.
Read →The President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland has criticised the SNP for their censorial cancellation of SPUC’s planned fringe event at the Party’s annual conference.
Read →The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem, has recognised coerced abortion as a form of violence against mothers.
Read →A Christian teacher is pursuing legal action after she was dismissed from her employment a school in Tyne and Wear, seemingly for expressing her pro-life beliefs.
Read →The SNP has cancelled an SPUC fringe event on coerced abortion.
Read →A woman accused of silently praying outside an abortion facility in Birmingham has entered fresh not guilty pleas to five charges under England and Wales’s new abortion buffer zone law. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, from Worcestershire, denied the charges at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Read →Canada has indefinitely postponed plans to allow people whose sole medical condition is a mental illness to access medical assistance in dying (MAID) , following concerns about whether safeguards are sufficient to protect vulnerable people. The federal government announced the decision on Wednesday, abandoning plans to extend eligibility from March 2027.
Read →A pro-life student society at the University of Manchester was blocked from speaking to students for around four hours after protesters positioned themselves in front of its stall at the university’s Societies Fair. The incident took place on 25 September at Manchester Academy 1 where students were attending the final day of the university’s three-day […]
Read →A California couple who had at least 21 children through surrogacy have been charged with child abuse after authorities alleged that children living in their mansion were subjected to repeated beatings and harsh punishment. Guojun Xuan, 66 and Silvia Zhang, 39, are accused of recruiting surrogate mothers under false pretences before raising the children in […]
Read →Image Source: Shutterstock SPUC’s Executive Director Michael Robinson has authored a letter to all members of the Glasgow Council, Council Chief Executive, and every Glasgow MP and MSP. This comes after the charity Homeless Project Scotland refused emergency housing to a 34-week pregnant mother fleeing abuse.
Read →Is it a coincidence that as we have become increasingly concerned about animal welfare, we have become less concerned about the welfare of our unborn brothers and sisters?
Read →SPUC has today welcomed the decision by the SNP to remove a controversial draft motion on abortion law reform from its final National Conference agenda.
Read →The Scottish Greens have called for the decriminalisation of abortion in Scotland and support proposals allowing abortion up to birth, including removing legal grounds before 24 weeks and permitting approval by two healthcare professionals beyond 24 weeks based on medical, psychological, and social circumstances. On International Safe Abortion Day, the Edinburgh International Conference Centre was illuminated green in support of abortion rights, a move criticized by pro-life groups such as SPUC, who argue the proposals would leave unborn children without legal protection and call for the Scottish Government to reject these changes.
Read →The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has allocated £254 million through the CHOICES programme to fund abortion and contraceptive services in developing countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Chad, and Malawi, with a projection to prevent 14 million births by 2028. Critics argue this funding prioritizes economic considerations over women's rights and maternal care, and they condemn the programme as eugenic and harmful, especially given domestic budget constraints and past concerns about UK aid supporting coerced abortions in other countries.
Read →The government plans to amend the Employment Rights Bill to extend statutory bereavement leave to parents who experience pregnancy loss at any stage, including before 24 weeks. This policy raises concerns about inconsistency with abortion laws that allow termination up to birth, as recognizing grief for miscarriage suggests the unborn child has intrinsic value, conflicting with the permissibility of abortion at similar gestational ages.
Read →Plans to illuminate Belfast City Hall in green for International Safe Abortion Day have been halted after a formal challenge by councillors, including a 'call-in' procedure invoked by the DUP on procedural and community impact grounds. Despite the postponement, pro-life groups such as Precious Life and SPUC are organizing a protest outside City Hall and continuing their campaign to permanently cancel the illumination.
Read →The World Health Organization predicts that new male contraceptive methods, including hormonal gels and non-hormonal pills, could be available within three to five years, around 2029 to 2031. While these methods aim to allow men to take a more active role in contraception, concerns are raised about their effectiveness, potential behavioral consequences, and the impact on attitudes toward pregnancy and abortion. The WHO has published Target Product Profiles to guide development, and surveys indicate significant interest among men, with 69% of British men willing to use hormonal contraceptives that suppress sperm production. Critics argue that increased contraception availability does not necessarily reduce abortion rates and may contribute to a culture that devalues children and family life.
Read →In 2024, Canada recorded 16,499 deaths through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), which is 1,135 more than the 15,364 firearm homicides recorded in the United States that year despite the US having a population more than eight times larger. Since legalizing MAiD in 2016, with expanded eligibility in 2021, the number of assisted deaths in Canada has approximately tripled from 5,461 in 2019 to 16,499 in 2024, accounting for 5.1 percent of all deaths in Canada that year.
Read →Dr Roz Savage, a Liberal Democrat MP for the South Cotswolds, voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill at its Second Reading in 2026 despite previously supporting assisted suicide and having a mother who was a member of Dignity in Dying. She cited concerns raised by healthcare professionals about the Bill's ability to provide a safe framework, particularly regarding distinguishing free choice from influences like depression or financial pressure, and emphasized the need for universal palliative care before supporting such legislation.
Read →From April 2027, women and their partners in the UK who experience a pregnancy ending before 24 weeks, including through abortion, failed IVF, or other pregnancy losses, will be entitled to up to two weeks of unpaid statutory bereavement leave. The policy has drawn criticism for equating abortion with miscarriage, raising concerns about the recognition of unborn life and potential misuse of the leave entitlement, while also extending to commissioning parents in surrogacy arrangements.
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