The Republic of Ireland experienced the highest number of abortions since the practice was made legal in the country, with the latest figures suggesting there were over 10,000 abortions in 2023. The figures were released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to Independent TD Carol Nolan and showed that between January and November 2023, GPs…
MPs are being urged to vote in favour of lowering the abortion time limit from 24 weeks to 22 in light of improved survival rates for premature babies. Right to Life UK said that a 24-week abortion limit “is now beyond the point when many babies survive” and that lowering it would bring the UK…
A Christian advocacy group has denounced a new report from Amnesty International which calls barriers to abortion access in Northern Ireland a human rights violation. The UK Parliament in Westminster passed a law decriminalizing abortion in Northern Ireland in 2019 while Stormont was suspended, despite polling finding that a majority in the province did not support the…
Police priorities have been questioned after a pro-life volunteer was fined for praying silently within an abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was fined in Birmingham on 18 October despite being twice vindicated after previous arrests for praying silently in abortion clinic buffer zones. In both cases, the charges were dropped. The buffer zone criminalises…
