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Pro-Life Society Blocked From Stall for Four Hours at University of Manchester Societies Fair
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…
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More Canadians die from assisted suicide than Americans from gun-violence
Image Source: X / Mike Lee Canada recorded more deaths through assisted suicide in 2024 than the United States recorded firearm homicides, despite the US having a population more than eight times larger. According to Health Canada’s latest annual report, 16,499 people died through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) during 2024, an increase of 6.9 per…
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PRESS RELEASES
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SPUC response to SNP decision to cancel fringe event that sought to highlight the reality of coerced abortion in Scotland
The SNP has cancelled an SPUC fringe event on coerced abortion.
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SPUC authors open letter to Glasgow officials: Protect homeless pregnant women and their children
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. One staff member said…
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SPUC Welcomes SNP Decision to Drop Radical “Abortion Up to Birth” Motion from their Conference Agenda
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.
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SPUC calls on John Swinney to rule out “abortion up to birth” as SNP conference draft agenda reveals push for decriminalisation
Total decriminalisation would strip away existing legal time limits, opening the door to abortion on demand for any reason up to the moment of birth.
Abortion
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Bishop John Keenan calls out SNP as SPUC sees its fringe event cancelled
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.
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SPUC pursues legal action as SNP refuse to reinstate conference fringe event on coerced abortion
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.
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UN Expert presses for end to coerced abortion
The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem, has recognised coerced abortion as a form of violence against mothers.
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Christian teacher pursues legal action after dismissal for expressing pro-life stance
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.
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Christian woman pleads not guilty to five charges over silent prayer near abortion facility
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. She is accused of breaching the Public Order Act on five separate…
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Pro-Life Society Blocked From Stall for Four Hours at University of Manchester Societies Fair
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…
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SPUC Welcomes SNP Decision to Drop Radical “Abortion Up to Birth” Motion from their Conference Agenda
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.
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Government assessment acknowledges reality of abortion up-to-birth
Image Source: Shutterstock The Government has acknowledged that new abortion provisions contained in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 mean a woman cannot be prosecuted for ending her own pregnancy at any gestation, including beyond 24 weeks, and would not commit an abortion offence by deliberately misleading a doctor about gestational age to obtain abortion…
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End of life
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Canada Halts Planned Expansion of Assisted Suicide to Mental Illness
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…
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Jersey assisted suicide chair called procedure harmful in 2012
Image Source: UK Parliament The newly appointed chair of Jersey’s Assisted Dying Assurance and Delivery Committee previously warned that “assisted suicide does harm others” and could leave seriously ill and disabled people feeling they have a “duty” to die. Dr Sarah Wollaston was appointed by the Jersey Government earlier this…
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More Canadians die from assisted suicide than Americans from gun-violence
Image Source: X / Mike Lee Canada recorded more deaths through assisted suicide in 2024 than the United States recorded firearm homicides, despite the US having a population more than eight times larger. According to Health Canada’s latest annual report, 16,499 people died through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) during…
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MP raised in Dignity in Dying explains why she voted against assisted suicide
Image Source: (L) UK Parliament | (R) SPUC Pro-Life Liberal Democrat MP for the South Cotswolds Dr Roz Savage has this weekend authored an explanation of why she decided to vote against the resurrected Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill at its Second Reading, despite having a mother who…
OPINION
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Why do we care more about pets than unborn babies?
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?
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The uncomfortable truth behind extending bereavement leave for miscarriage
If a miscarriage before 24 weeks is recognised as a real loss worthy of statutory bereavement leave, how can abortion at the same gestational age remain legally and morally unproblematic?
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A New Government: what does it mean for the pro-life movement?
Andy Burnham has now appointed his new Cabinet. Who are they, and what are their views on life issues?
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“Neutral” Government Allocates Extra Time for Assisted Suicide Bill
In a dramatic turn of events, the battle over the legalisation of assisted suicide in England and Wales is now on course to continue until late April 2026.
Inspiring Stories
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SPUC’s 2025 Youth Conference sees record number of young pro-lifers unite for life
SPUC has lauded its largest-ever Youth Conference that saw over 200 young people come together from across the UK in defence of life.
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Belfast City Hall “Safe Abortion Day” illuminations halted
Image Source: Shutterstock Plans to illuminate Belfast City Hall in support of abortion have been halted after councillors formally challenged the controversial decision. The landmark building had been due to turn green on Monday to mark International Safe Abortion Day following a motion brought by the Alliance Party and supported…
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Texas teen divides the internet after abandoning her child at a bus stop
Karla Ibarra, 18 | Image Source: Bexar County Sheriff’s Office The case of an 18-year-old mother accused of abandoning her one-month-old baby with a stranger at a Texas bus stop has divided pro-lifers on social media, raising difficult questions about motherhood, responsibility, compassion, and what society should expect of parents…
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Biggest March for Life ever undeterred despite Church invasion and arrests
Image Sources: SPUC Pro-Life Saturday 5th September 2026 saw the biggest March for Life UK ever, with over 10,000 pro-lifers marching in a public declaration against abortion. The yearly event saw not only the largest pro-life turnout yet, but the largest counterdemonstration too. The message of the year’s march was…
EDUCATION
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Labour set to axe free speech bill that would protect pro-life students on UK campuses
The Labour Government has said it will “stop further commencement” of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, legislation that protects the right to expression of pro-life students and others on UK campuses.
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“Withdraw the Law” event in Belfast hosted by SPUC opposes RSE regulations imposed by Westminster
On 12 September, SPUC hosted its “Withdraw the Law” meeting, pushing back against Westminster’s “unacceptable” Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) diktat that includes teaching abortion access to schoolgirls aged between 12 and 16.
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NI parents concerned about lessons imposing abortion ideology on children, poll finds in wake of Westminster diktat
A poll commissioned by SPUC has shown that parents in Northern Ireland have deep concerns about RSE lessons imposing pro-abortion ideology on children. “Westminster must listen to parents”, SPUC said in a statement. “In light of this poll, the current RSE proposals for Northern Ireland are unsustainable and undemocratic.”
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MP quits Government role over regulations forcing NI schools to teach abortion
Robin Millar, Conservative MP for Aberconwy, has quit his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Welsh Secretary, David T. C. Davies, in order to vote against controversial sex education regulations in Northern Ireland.
International
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More Canadians die from assisted suicide than Americans from gun-violence
Image Source: X / Mike Lee Canada recorded more deaths through assisted suicide in 2024 than the United States recorded firearm homicides, despite the US having a population more than eight times larger. According to Health Canada’s latest annual report, 16,499 people died through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) during…
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The Netherlands euthanises two-year old child
Image Source: Shutterstock A disabled two-year-old child has been euthanised in the Netherlands after doctors and the child’s parents concluded that the toddler was suffering unbearably, despite the child not being terminally ill and being incapable of requesting death. The case is the first reported use of controversial Dutch rules…
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Italy sees first assisted suicide death through state-managed health service
Image Source: Shutterstock A man in Lombardy has become the first person in Italy to die by assisted suicide in a procedure entirely managed by a regional health service, raising concerns about the transformation of healthcare from preserving life to facilitating death. Domenico Zuccarella, 59, died by assisted suicide on…
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“Why are we shocked?”: The women worshipping Lindsay Clancy
Lindsay Clancy is standing trial for the murder of her three young children, whom she strangled with exercise bands at their family home
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