Demonstrators placed hundreds of pairs of shoes outside Parliament today to solemnly represent the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who would die each year by state-sanctioned suicide if the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is made law. The government’s impact assessment of Kim Leadbeater’s bill estimates that between 164 and 647 people ... The post Hundreds of pairs of shoes in demo against assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
An activist lawyer turned judge in Northern Ireland has been forced to allow an application for his own recusal after being publicly challenged over his impartiality in a landmark case involving the criminalisation of prayer outside an abortion clinic. In a dramatic moment at Ballymena Court on Tuesday morning (16 September), Claire Brennan, pro-life activist ... The post Judge accused of bias in pro-life case appeared first on Christian Concern .
A judge presiding over the appeal of Claire Brennan, the first person convicted under Northern Ireland’s abortion clinic censorship zone law, has been reported for serious concerns over judicial impartiality. Deputy County Court Judge Ciaran Moynagh, who heard Mrs Brennan’s appeal last Tuesday (2 September), was previously awarded Humanist of the Year by Humanists UK for his legal ... The post Abortion activist judge reported over concerns of impartiality in pro-life case appeared first on Christian Concern .
In September 2025, Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted suicide will come back to Parliament, where it would have to pass through the House of Lords to become a law. The House of Lords can block this bill. It isn’t a government bill and it wasn’t a manifesto promise, which means that the House of ... The post How to write to peers to stop assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
Holly Baines dives into chapter 12 of the “Abortion ‘Buffer Zones’ report” and summarises the key findings exposing the weaponisation of abortion buffer zones to erode freedom of speech Have abortion buffer zones been weaponised to shut down democratic debate? And are pro-lifers facing a miscarriage of justice due to financial disparities during private prosecutions? ... The post A miscarriage of justice: how ‘buffer zones’ silence democratic debate appeared first on Christian Concern .
Andrea Williams discusses devastating abortion stats and encourages the Church to respond faithfully and boldly to these increasing attacks on human life in the UK. A new analysis of abortion figures has revealed the devastating reality that 40.3% of pregnancies in the Labour-majority cities of Liverpool and Brighton and Hove end in abortion. This analysis ... The post A nation in crisis: new stats reveal the destruction of our national conscience appeared first on Christian Concern .
Chief Executive Andrea Williams writes on our culture’s inconsistency when it comes to unborn children Can you imagine living in a world where the loss of one life is deeply mourned whilst the loss of another identical life is celebrated? Where one law entitles parents to paid bereavement leave for the tragic and unexpected loss ... The post The right to grieve and the right to kill appeared first on Christian Concern .
Our Communications Manager, Paul Huxley, discusses the platforming of an MP at the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast who voted for decriminalising abortion up to birth and the legalising of assisted suicide, calling for a return to moral seriousness within the church. I’ve never seen more moral clarity from Christian leaders than in the recent week ... The post Can Christian MPs vote for death? The need for moral seriousness in the church appeared first on Christian Concern .
Andrea Williams comments on the state of the nation in light of Parliament’s recent votes to decriminalise abortion up-to-birth and to legalise assisted suicide. This piece was also published in Christian Today When has any true revival ever been quiet? In recent days, many Christian leaders have lamented the darkness we witnessed in Parliament with ... The post We need a moral reformation – not just a quiet revival appeared first on Christian Concern .
Holly Baines reflects on the launch of Dr Martin Parsons’ abortion buffer zones report and explores how crucial this issue is, not only for the pro-life movement but for preserving Christian freedoms, freedom of speech and freedom of religion in the UK For the first time in 300 years, the UK has banned Christians from ... The post Abortion buffer zones: eroding 300 years of religious freedom appeared first on Christian Concern .
In this report commissioned by Christian Concern, Dr Martin Parsons and Dr Gregory Gardner study the emergence of buffer zones in the UK Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre has been challenging so-called ‘buffer zones’ since their introduction by certain local councils from 2014. This report offers an in-depth legal, ethical, and human rights ... The post Abortion buffer zones: Reintroducing state censorship? appeared first on Christian Concern .
Prominent campaigner against assisted suicide, Philip Bateman, has died peacefully at home with his family this week. Philip was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in spring last year. He was given less than six months to live, meaning that he would have qualified for assisted suicide under Kim Leadbeater’s Bill. Philip was supported by his wife, ... The post Prominent campaigner against assisted suicide dies two days before crucial vote appeared first on Christian Concern .
Chief Executive Andrea Williams shares her thoughts following the decriminalisation of abortion up-to-birth The Bible says, “You shall not kill.” Good and just laws echo the same truth: the intentional taking of innocent life is wrong. Yet today in our nation, we grieve the loss of over 10.8 million people who never had the chance ... The post A Call to Moral Reformation: Let us protect life and uphold truth appeared first on Christian Concern .
Amendment to decriminalise abortion passed Last night, on Tuesday 17 June, MPs voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which serves to decriminalise abortion right up to birth for any “woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy.” The amendment passed by a majority of 379 to 137 votes. You can ... The post MPs vote to decriminalise abortion appeared first on Christian Concern .
On Friday 20 June MPs are set to hold their final decisive vote on whether to introduce assisted suicide. The new law would allow people with terminal illnesses to receive assistance to kill themselves, even if their motivation is because they feel like a burden on their loved ones. What would that mean for ordinary ... The post What killed Aliyah? appeared first on Christian Concern .
Two extremely dangerous amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill are set to be debated and voted on in parliament on Tuesday 17 June, next week. Amendment NC1, proposed by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, has the support of over 150 MPs. This amendment would decriminalise abortion right up to birth for any “woman acting in relation ... The post Abortion decriminalisation set to be voted on in Parliament appeared first on Christian Concern .
Tim Dieppe takes a look at what we learned from the government’s assessments of Kim Leadbeater’s bill, published last week. Impact Assessment highlights uncertainties The government finally published its impact assessment of Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted suicide last week. Many have commented that the timing of this release looked suspicious, being at 4pm ... The post Assessments of legalising assisted suicide reveal sinister details appeared first on Christian Concern .
Kim Leadbeater has produced a briefing claiming that the Committee Stage of her bill to legalise assisted suicide has been a success, strengthening the safeguards and ensuring that people are “protected at each stage” of the process. Her briefing applauds the acceptance of multiple amendments, obscuring the reality that a significant number of key safeguarding ... The post Responding to Kim Leadbeater’s claims her assisted suicide bill is a success appeared first on Christian Concern .
Paul Huxley expounds how assisted suicide inevitably becomes a money-saving scheme that prioritises the bottom dollar over saving and sustaining vulnerable lives. The Bible says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. But if we introduce assisted suicide, the love of money will have stiff competition in the love ... The post Introducing assisted suicide would poison us all appeared first on Christian Concern .
On Friday 20 June, MPs are expected to vote on whether assisted suicide will be legalised in England and Wales. This private members’ bill is now in Report stage and heading towards the crucial vote at Third reading on Friday. Similar bills have been rejected in recent years but the challenge now is greater than ... The post Act now to stop assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
One of the UK’s largest abortion providers, MSI Reproductive Choices, has been named in court after supplying drugs used for a dangerous late-term abortion. Nicola Packer is currently on trial in London after using the drugs to procure an abortion in 2020. She had a phone consultation with MSI on 4 November, was sent the ... The post Abortion provider MSI enabled dangerous late abortion appeared first on Christian Concern .
Our Chief Executive, Andrea Williams, explores what the promise of Easter means in the face of the upcoming parliamentary vote on assisted suicide. As we approach Easter, we find ourselves confronted by death. Before the triumph of Easter morning, there is the descent into darkness, the approach to the cross, the suffering and sacrifice of ... The post The hope of Easter in the face of assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe explains the problems with Kim Leadbeater’s bill on assisted suicide, and how the bill has only gotten worse since going through committee stage The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has now completed Committee stage. This was an opportunity to amend the Bill and to improve its safeguards. ... The post Problems with Kim Leadbeater’s Bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
We produced this briefing after the assisted suicide bill committee finished its scrutiny of the Bill last week. It is a recap of what happened in committee and is designed to expose how, despite promises to the contrary, this Bill is even more flawed, dangerous and open to abuse than it was originally. Overview The ... The post Briefing: Assisted suicide bill more flawed after Committee stage appeared first on Christian Concern .
Supporters of the assisted suicide bill have consistently claimed those struggling with severe anorexia would not qualify for assisted suicide – but is this really the case? Holly Baines comments Pro-assisted suicide MPs have long claimed that anorexia isn’t deemed a terminal illness and wouldn’t qualify an individual for assisted suicide under the assisted suicide ... The post Tragic case proves people with anorexia are endangered by assisted suicide bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on the committee’s continued rejections of amendments to the assisted suicide bill that would make it safer This week’s debates in the committee scrutinising Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill demonstrated just how big an impact on society this bill will have. This follows last ... The post MPs keep refusing to make assisted suicide bill safer appeared first on Christian Concern .
Assisted suicide can still be stopped from becoming law. The bill committee continued to meet in the past weeks, rejecting more amendments that could have made the bill safer. It’s increasingly clear that the cheerleaders for assisted suicide are not taking seriously enough concerns that vulnerable people would be pressured into death. MPs and others ... The post Pray against assisted suicide this Lent appeared first on Christian Concern .
Daniel Dieppe comments on life-saving amendments being rejected in the Assisted Suicide Bill Committee this week The assisted suicide bill is now on life support. In a dramatic last-minute manoeuvre, Kim Leadbeater has removed the “extra layer of safeguarding” High Court judge, and replaced it with a secretive, unscrutinised panel. The watering down of bill’s ... The post The assisted suicide bill gets more deadly appeared first on Christian Concern .
Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on Kim Leadbeater’s moves to legalise assisted suicide In November, the assisted suicide bill proposed by Kim Leadbeater MP passed its second reading. Many MPs were persuaded to vote for the bill on the promise of detailed scrutiny at Committee stage. Since then, we’ve seen several attempts by ... The post Leadbeater stacks the deck on assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
This week, MPs debated the costs involved with Kim Leadbeater MP’s bill to legalise assisted suicide. Christian Concern’s public policy team covers some of the highlights and lowlights of the debate To further the assisted suicide bill, MPs must first approve its financing through what is called the ‘money resolutions’ stage. This week, Kim Leadbeater, ... The post MPs approve ‘blank cheque’ for funding assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
