Dear
SPUC supporter,
A dangerous abortion amendment seeking to remove safeguards provided in the 1967 Abortion Act has failed to be selected by the Speaker for separate decision.
Following a huge letter writing campaign from SPUC supporters, New Clause 50, which would make it legal for a woman to carry out her own abortion in any way, for any reason, was not selected for separate decision.
SPUC has expressed enormous gratitude to all pro-life supporters who wrote to their MP in a bid to defeat this amendment.
Michael Robinson, SPUC Executive Director said: “Thank you so much to all of you who contacted your MP at very short notice to oppose Diana Johnson's deadly and irresponsible amendment. Many MPs have received the message loud and clear that we will not tolerate such extreme and barbaric practices.
“New Clause 50 was a huge threat to unborn babies. It would have also put women at risk by incentivising “do-it-yourself” abortions and removing safeguards in the 1967 Abortion Act, leaving them more vulnerable to hawkers of online abortion pills.
“We hope that being defeated again will prove to Diana Johnson and her pro-abortion colleagues that there is no appetite for a more extreme abortion regime in this country. If Ms Johnson or another pro-abortion MP do try to decriminalise abortion again, we will be ready to take action to protect unborn babies and their mothers.”
Yours in life
Alithea Williams
Public Policy Manager
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