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Isabel Jackson reviews Channel 4’s The Experiment and the implications of killing off the weakest members of a society The new Channel 4 documentary The Experiment asks a disturbing question – can ordinary people be persuaded to accept Nazi-era ideas about disabled people if they were presented as compassionate, progressive and cost effective? The results should make ...
Read →The recent case of Christa Pike, whose execution failed despite the administration of lethal drugs, has raised serious questions about the reliability of the very substances commonly used in assisted suicide cases overseas. Isabel Jackson explores the reality that no lethal drug can guarantee the outcome campaigners promise.
Read →The Equalities Assessment on abortion decriminalisation has been published. Tim Dieppe discusses the implications.
Read →The Wilberforce Academy is a six-day intensive program that equips young Christians with biblical perspectives on cultural issues such as abortion, Islam, gender ideology, and more, aiming to raise a new generation of leaders committed to serving Christ in all areas of public life. Participants reported life-changing experiences, with some alumni now holding influential positions in law and government, demonstrating the Academy's long-term impact on Christian leadership and cultural engagement.
Read →Paul Huxley describes how prayer and practical actions by Christian Concern and others contributed to resisting the assisted suicide bill in Britain, highlighting specific instances such as MP Janet Daby's change of heart after experiencing nightmares. The article emphasizes the role of spiritual intervention alongside activism, noting various events and responses that suggested prayer influenced the parliamentary outcome against assisted suicide.
Read →MPs voted to reject the assisted suicide bill by 286 votes to 270, effectively ending the parliamentary push for assisted suicide in this Parliament. Christian Concern and other groups opposed the bill, expressing concerns about coercion and pressure on disabled and vulnerable people, and stating that assisted suicide is never compassionate.
Read →On 11 September 2026, assisted suicide is set to return to the House of Commons. Labour MP Lauren Edwards has resurrected the previous bill that ran out of time in the House of Lords because of its inadequate safeguards. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has indicated that it’s not the time to push through assisted suicide, ... The post Stop reckless assisted suicide bill becoming law appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Darius Sandhu explains why the return of the assisted suicide bill should alarm MPs, peers, and everyone concerned for vulnerable people Just when we thought we had seen the death of the assisted suicide bill, Lauren Edwards, MP for Rochester and Strood, finished second in the private members’ bill ballot and on 17 June, decided ... The post Parliament Act risk looms over assisted suicide bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Lauren Edwards MP (Labour) has reintroduced assisted suicide to Parliament. She has brought back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to Parliament in the same form as it passed through the House of Commons when put forward in the last parliamentary session. The previous bill was amended heavily in the House of Lords ... The post Ask your MP to stop the deadly assisted suicide bill appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Labour MP Lauren Edwards wants to bring back assisted suicide to Parliament. She plans to bring back the exact bill that Kim Leadbeater pushed through the House of Commons last year, without any attempts to fix any of the bill’s glaring problems. Lauren Edwards thinks it’s perfect as it is and is asking politicians to ... The post Ask your MP to reject the return of assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →On Friday 5 June, following unprecedented developments raising serious questions about judicial impartiality in Northern Ireland, the appeal of Claire Brennan, the first person convicted under the region’s controversial abortion clinic “censorship zone” law, will continue at Antrim County Court. The rehearing follows several significant developments: the recusal of County Court Judge Ciaran Moynagh in ... The post Mother set for retrial after unprecedented judge recusal appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →A Christian mother who became the first person convicted under Northern Ireland’s controversial abortion “censorship zone” law has had a further prosecution for speaking to women outside of a hospital quashed after the case against her fell apart in court last night (May 20) at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court. Claire Brennan, a mother of four from ... The post Praying mother cleared as Northern Ireland censorship zone case fails appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →How have feminism, transgenderism, and the Sexual Revolution propelled the recent increase in single men applying to raise children via surrogacy? Holly Baines explores the issue Since single people were granted the same surrogacy rights as couples in 2019, the number of single men pursuing parenthood through surrogacy is steadily increasing. Between 2019 and 2025, ... The post Single-parent surrogacy: the dark conclusion of the Sexual Revolution appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →A High Court judge has overturned the conviction of veteran pro‑life campaigner David Skinner, for sending an email with graphic images opposing abortion and censorship zones around clinics in Bournemouth. On Friday 24 May Mr Justice Saini ruled that although the offence was technically made out under domestic law, maintaining a criminal conviction would amount ... The post High Court overturns conviction of pro-life campaigner who sent abortion images appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Laws are meant to protect life. Governments are meant to do justice, protecting the vulnerable against those who might harm them. But 300,000 vulnerable unborn lives are taken each year, funded by the state. Abortion centres are run like businesses – they’ve been set targets to hit higher numbers of abortions. And if assisted suicide ... The post Week Five: Advocate for justice and the value of life appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Roger Kiska, Legal Counsel to the Christian Legal Centre, comments in the wake of the House of Lords’ vote on abortion decriminalisation On Wednesday 18 March, the House of Lords considered Clause 208 [now 246] of the Crime and Policing Bill, a provision which removes criminal liability from a woman acting in relation to her ... The post The human cost of abortion up to birth appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Andrea Williams responds to Wednesday’s vote in the House of Lords on the decriminalisation of abortion Last night, I watched with a heavy heart as I felt like the prophet Habakkuk: How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? ... The post A dark night for our nation: we must not give up appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →The House of Lords will soon be voting on an amendment to remove a clause in the Crime and Policing Bill which decriminalises abortion. Please write to members of the House of Lords urging them to support this amendment. Clause 208, which decriminalises abortion, was inserted into the Crime and Policing Bill after an amendment ... The post Write to peers to stop up-to-birth abortion appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →‘Safety’ quickly becomes an excuse for suppressing freedom. And that’s what we’re seeing right now. Even silent prayer is banned in abortion censorship zones and politicians keep promising to ban consensual conversations that they call ‘conversion practices’. Our third week of Hope for our Nation sees us praying for our government and business. Watch Paul’s ... The post Week Three: Restore freedom by challenging anti-prayer laws appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →While the Westminster Parliament debate on assisted suicide is on hold, the Scottish Parliament will be holding its final, Stage 3 vote on its Assisted Suicide bill on Tuesday 17 March. Having been proposed by Liam McArthur MSP, this bill has had over 400 amendments submitted. There isn’t a second chamber to seek approval, so this ... The post Stop assisted suicide in Scotland appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →A Christian preacher will continue to appeal his conviction for breaching an abortion buffer zone in Ealing. Stephen Green was convicted in 2024 for breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) by holding a sign with Psalm 139:13. The PSPO prohibits any ‘act of disapproval’ of abortion within the buffer zone. Yesterday, he was denied permission ... The post Preacher continues to appeal buffer zone conviction for Bible verse appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe covers the House of Lords debate on decriminalising abortion On Monday this week, the House of Lords debated controversial Clause 191 of the Crime and Policing Bill which would decriminalise abortion for women acting in relation to their own pregnancy. The amendment to include this clause in the Bill ... The post Abortion decriminalisation turns children into ‘property’ appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Public Policy Researcher Carys Moseley explains why Welsh politicians should reject a motion to allow assisted suicide on the NHS should Leadbeater’s bill pass through parliament On Tuesday 27 January, Members of the Welsh Senedd will vote on whether the provisions of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill will be introduced in the NHS in Wales. ... The post Welsh politicians should vote against assisted suicide appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Public Health Consultant Kevin Duffy comments on the new statistics that England and Wales are at an all time high for abortions per year. This piece was first published on his website OHID: “There were 277,970 abortions for residents of England and Wales in 2023, the highest number since the Abortion Act was introduced and ... The post 2023: an 11% increase in abortion appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Assisted suicide campaigners are urging peers to allocate yet more time to debate the assisted suicide bill. But will more time really fix a bill as fatally flawed as Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill? Holly Baines explores the issue As the likely deadline for passing – or defeating – Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill looms in the ... The post There’s no time for assisted suicide because it’s bad law appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe on the expert evidence warning peers about the assisted suicide bill The House of Lords’ assisted suicide bill select committee has now concluded its hearings and published a report of the sessions. The committee met on eight occasions and heard evidence from over 40 witnesses. The published report of ... The post Multiple experts warn House of Lords assisted suicide bill is bad law appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →In an unprecedented development, a judge presiding over the appeal of Claire Brennan, the first person convicted under Northern Ireland’s abortion clinic censorship zone law, has recused himself following serious concerns over judicial impartiality and has been forced to order a retrial. County Court Judge Ciaran Moynagh had heard Claire Brennan’s appeal on 2 September, ... The post Pro-abortion judge steps down for ‘apparent bias’ appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →New analysis by independent public health consultant Kevin Duffy has shown that many women who access abortion in their twenties will remain childless at 45 – a risk they are not told about. It shows that in 2022, it is very likely that more than 5,000 childless women aged 29, who presented for an abortion, ... The post Women accessing abortion not told of the risk they would remain childless appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Andrea Williams comments on Charlie Kirk’s witness, the Unite the Kingdom march, and the hope of Jesus Christ Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the Parliament of Colombia. I was invited there by a 50 strong caucus of pro-life members of Congress to bring the story of what has happened in the ... The post Only Jesus can heal and unite the kingdom appeared first on Christian Concern .
Read →Public Policy researcher explains why opposing assisted suicide is a gospel issue Last week, Labour peer Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe provoked outrage when he appeared to support assisted suicide as a method of population control. This was during the second reading in the Lords of Kim Leadbeater’s bill for legalising assisted suicide. You can watch ... The post Assisted suicide is a first-order gospel issue appeared first on Christian Concern .
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