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  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Concern amongst MPs grows at Report Stage debate of Leadbeater's bill

Concern amongst MPs grows at Report Stage debate of Leadbeater's bill Dear SPUC supporter, I wanted to write and update you on the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which has just concluded. Today, MPs spent five hours debati…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Almost halfway there – but time is running out

Almost halfway there – but time is running out Dear SPUC supporter, Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, we’ve raised around £40,000 - just over 44% of our May goal. But that leaves £50,000 still to go – and time is running out. The death l…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Stella Creasy to table abortion ‘rights’ law

Stella Creasy to table abortion ‘rights’ law Dear SPUC supporter, Britain’s most zealous abortion MP has revealed the abortion lobby will table amendments this week to make abortion a “human right.” Writing in the Guardian, Stella Creasy boasted this wo…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Afghanistan veteran told to kill himself – this must be stopped

Afghanistan veteran told to kill himself – this must be stopped Dear SPUC supporter, Let me tell you the true story of a soldier who served his country, only to be told to kill himself. After two tours of duty in Afghanistan, David Baltzer was suffering…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM

🔴 BREAKING: Scottish assisted suicide bill passes

🔴 BREAKING: Scottish assisted suicide bill passes Dear SPUC supporter, I am writing to you with the disappointing news that Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has passed Stage One, with MSPs voting 70 to 56 in favour…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Every hour counts – urgent action to save lives

Every hour counts – urgent action to save lives Dear SPUC supporter, Thanks to the generosity of everyone who has donated, we’ve now raised 33% of our May target. But time is running out. Three dangerous laws are putting hundreds of thousands – possibl…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM

25% raised – £67k to go to stop abortion decriminalisation

25% raised – £67k to go to stop abortion decriminalisation Dear SPUC supporter,   Since 1967, more than 10 million babies have been killed by abortion in the UK. But for the abortion industry, that’s not enough. Now leading politicians want to eliminat…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM

Only 17% raised — and time is running out

Only 17% raised — and time is running out Dear SPUC supporter,   I am resending this important email in case you missed it on Tuesday. The battle lines are drawn. The abortion lobby stands ready to hijack the Crime and Policing Bill.   But we are still 8…
  Michael Robinson at SPUC · [email protected]
May 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM

A handy new way to contact your MP about Leadbeater's bill!

A handy new way to contact your MP about Leadbeater's bill! Dear SPUC supporter, I am pleased to tell you that there is a handy, new way to personalise your message to your MP, regarding Leadbeater's assisted suicide bill. Whilst we would still advise t…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Only 15% raised — and time is running out

Only 15% raised — and time is running out Dear SPUC supporter, The battle lines are drawn. The abortion lobby stands ready to hijack the Crime and Policing Bill.   But we are still 85% short of reaching our emergency campaign goal.     If we don’t raise …
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
May 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM

🟢 Save the date! Rally against assisted suicide on 16th May

🟢 Save the date! Rally against assisted suicide on 16th May Dear SPUC supporter, Apologies for so many emails this week, but a lot is going on! As you know, the Report Stage of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is …
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
May 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM

The judge called it a crime. We call it love.

The judge called it a crime. We call it love. Dear SPUC supporter, Last month, Livia Tossici-Bolt—a brave, principled woman, and member of SPUC’s Bournemouth branch—was fined £20,000 by a British court.   Her crime?   She stood quietly near an abortion f…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
May 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Important reminder: please contact your MP about our upcoming Parliamentary event!

Important reminder: please contact your MP about our upcoming Parliamentary event! Dear SPUC supporter, As we get even nearer to the date, I would like to remind you that SPUC will be holding an event for MPs in Parliament, Pills by Post: An Abuser’s Sec…
  Tom Rogers at SPUC · [email protected]
May 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Calling all pro-life creatives!

Calling all pro-life creatives! Calling all pro-life creatives! After our first successful year of the Write for Life Academy, including our monthly Culture Clubs, we are looking for some more talented individuals to join our supportive art…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
May 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Contact your MP about our upcoming Parliamentary event!

Contact your MP about our upcoming Parliamentary event! Dear SPUC supporter, SPUC will be holding an event for MPs in Parliament Pills by Post: An Abuser’s Secret Weapon, examining the policy of sending abortion pills to women by post without the need fo…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
April 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM

David vs Goliath – Truth and courage must win again

David vs Goliath – Truth and courage must win again Dear SPUC supporter, The story of David and Goliath is known by almost everyone — Christian or not.   A powerful warrior, with a mighty army behind him, and backed by the strongest financial interests i…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
April 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM

58 years of killing – and still they want more

58 years of killing – and still they want more Dear SPUC supporter, Yesterday was the 58th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act.    10 million babies have been killed in the UK since 1967.   For nearly sixty years, the abortion industry has kil…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
April 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Still time to fight the Leadbeater bill!

Still time to fight the Leadbeater bill! Dear SPUC supporter, Happy Easter! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Just before Parliament rose for Easter, Kim Leadbeater MP announced that the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
April 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM

URGENT UPDATE – Final few weeks to defeat Assisted Suicide

URGENT UPDATE – Final few weeks to defeat Assisted Suicide Dear SPUC supporter, We are now in the decisive final weeks of our fight against Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Suicide Bill.   The Third Reading vote - initially scheduled to take place today – is no…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
April 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Webinar: fight the Leadbeater bill

Webinar: fight the Leadbeater bill Dear SPUC supporter, A reminder that tomorrow evening, Tuesday 15th April at 7pm, we will be holding a webinar regarding the latest updates to Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide bill, and ways you can campaign against i…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Leadbeater delays assisted suicide bill by 3 weeks!

Leadbeater delays assisted suicide bill by 3 weeks! Dear SPUC supporter, Yesterday, Kim Leadbeater announced that she was delaying the Report Stage of her assisted suicide bill by three weeks. This next stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) B…
  Michael Robinson at SPUC · [email protected]
April 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM

✍️ SPUC Hospices Petition: last chance to sign!

✍️ SPUC Hospices Petition: last chance to sign! Dear SPUC supporter, If you have not yet signed SPUC's major petition calling for greater funding of hospice care in this country, this is your final chance! Plans are in place for us to present our petitio…
  Michael Robinson at SPUC · [email protected]
March 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM

Let's make this year's SPUC National Conference the biggest and best yet!

Let's make this year's SPUC National Conference the biggest and best yet! Dear SPUC supporter, I am taking this opportunity to remind you of the details regarding this year's SPUC National Conference. After a hugely successful SPUC Youth Conference in la…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
March 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM

An update on the Leadbeater bill as Committee stage comes to an end

An update on the Leadbeater bill as Committee stage comes to an end Dear SPUC supporter, I wanted to write and give you an update on the progress of the assisted suicide bill. The Terminally Ill Adults Bill, sponsored by Kim Leadbeater MP, finished its C…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Marking 30 years of Evangelium Vitae!

Marking 30 years of Evangelium Vitae! 📹 And a pro-life Lenten reflection from myself 🙏 Dear SPUC supporter Today, March 25th, 2025, we commemorate the 30th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), Pope John Paul II’s seminal 1995 encyclic…
  Michael Robinson at SPUC · [email protected]
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM

✍️ SPUC Petition: YES to our hospices, NO to assisted suicide

✍️ SPUC Petition: YES to our hospices, NO to assisted suicide Dear SPUC supporter, There is perhaps no better time than now to remind you of SPUC's new petition calling for greater funding of hospice care in this country. It is alarming in itself that ou…
  Peter Kearney at SPUC · [email protected]
March 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM

🙌 The best bits from our biggest Youth Conference yet!

🙌 The best bits from our biggest Youth Conference yet! Dear SPUC supporter,   Welcome back to our newsletter! For those who are receiving this for the first time, this newsletter is where we take the opportunity to update you on all tha…
  Michael Robinson at SPUC · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Let's make this year's SPUC National Conference the biggest and best yet!

Let's make this year's SPUC National Conference the biggest and best yet! Dear SPUC supporter, I am delighted to share with you some details regarding this year's SPUC National Conference. After a hugely successful SPUC Youth Conference just a few weeks …
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Assisted suicide: we need just 28 MPs to change their minds!

Assisted suicide: we need just 28 MPs to change their minds! Dear SPUC supporter,     Another week of the Committee stage of the assisted suicide bill has gone by. The Committee examining the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has continued to reje…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM

People are actively working to silence SPUC

People are actively working to silence SPUC Dear SPUC supporter I am writing to you this afternoon about something a little different than usual. In the past 24 hours, SPUC has come under sustained attack from people determined to see us cowed into sil…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Thank you! Your gift has brought victory closer!

Thank you! Your gift has brought victory closer!  Thank you! Your gift has brought victory closer! Dear SPUC supporter,   I’m delighted to share that we have now exceeded our emergency campaign target.  Together, we have raised an extraordinary £107,…
  Maureen Martin at SPUC · [email protected]
February 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM

Urgent: Invite your MP to important assisted suicide event on Monday

Urgent: Invite your MP to important assisted suicide event on Monday Dear SPUC supporter,     We have last minute managed to secure an opportunity for Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, to speak to MPs in Parliam…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
February 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Nearly 12k signatures! Can we do better?

Nearly 12k signatures! Can we do better? Dear SPUC supporter,     Our petition calling for an urgent review of the poisonous pills by post policy has now reached nearly 12,000 signatures. It has also been picked up by the Christian Institute and Christia…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
February 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Three actions YOU can take to defeat the assisted suicide bill

Three actions YOU can take to defeat the assisted suicide bill Dear SPUC supporter, This week, Parliament is in recess, meaning a brief respite from the anarchic progress of the Committee scrutinising the assisted suicide Bill. Last week, Westminster wa…
  Michael Robinson at SPUC · [email protected]
February 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM

✍️ New SPUC Petition: YES to our hospices, NO to assisted suicide

✍️ New SPUC Petition: YES to our hospices, NO to assisted suicide Dear SPUC supporter, I am delighted to share with you SPUC's new petition calling for greater funding of hospice care in this country. It is alarming in itself that our politicians are cur…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM

FINAL CALL: just £5,120 needed to defeat assisted suicide

FINAL CALL: just £5,120 needed to defeat assisted suicide Dear SPUC supporter, I have been deeply moved by the outpouring of generosity in support of our urgent campaign to defeat assisted suicide.   We have now raised an incredible £94,880, leaving j…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM

URGENT: Just £13,079 needed to defeat Leadbeater Bill

URGENT: Just £13,079 needed to defeat Leadbeater Bill Dear SPUC supporter, We are on the brink of victory – but this battle isn’t won yet.   We still need £13,079 to fully fund our critical campaign.   The vote in the House of Commons will be on a knif…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM

1 in 20 Canadians die unnatural deaths – how many will die in Britain?

1 in 20 Canadians die unnatural deaths – how many will die in Britain? Dear SPUC supporter, 1 in every 20 Canadians have their lives prematurely ended. Medical assistance in dying (MAID) caused the deaths of 15,300 Canadians in 2023, out of a total of…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
February 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM

Leadbeater makes major U-turn - here are our thoughts

Leadbeater makes major U-turn - here are our thoughts Assisted suicides to be signed off by "experts" instead of High Court judges, says Bill sponsor in shameless U-turn Dear SPUC supporter, The above headline is the talk o…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM

80% there - £20,000 to raise

80% there - £20,000 to raise Dear SPUC supporter, Thanks to a flood of generous donations, we have now raised 80% of our emergency campaign target!   I am deeply grateful for every gift given, and for every sacrifice made.   But we MUST RAISE another …
  Peter Kearney at SPUC · [email protected]
February 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM

🙌 A video update from the March in DC!

🙌 A video update from the March in DC! Dear SPUC supporter,   Welcome back to our newsletter! Before I get into the email itself, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Peter Kearney, and I've recently joined SPUC as Communicatio…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM

A big thank you!

A big thank you! Dear SPUC supporter, Thank you to everyone who has donated to SPUC’s emergency campaign over the past few days.   We have now raised a remarkable £71,000   I am profoundly grateful for each and every gift.   But we need to raise anothe…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
February 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM

We can defeat the Leadbeater bill!

We can defeat the Leadbeater bill! Dear SPUC supporter, Last week, the Committee hearing evidence on Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults Bill took oral evidence from nearly 50 witnesses. The workings of this Committee have drawn widespread condemna…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM

British abortion lobby warned that SPUC could win

British abortion lobby warned that SPUC could win Dear SPUC supporter, I have some very encouraging news to share.   The British abortion lobby is now openly talking about defeat.   Last week abortion activists received a warning that anyone who think…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Our children's future is in our hands

Our children's future is in our hands Dear SPUC supporter, The future of our children and grandchildren is in our own hands.   Powerful forces are working to seduce them into the culture of death.   All day long they are bombarded with corrupting messa…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM

5% of Canadians die unnatural deaths - coming to Britain soon?

5% of Canadians die unnatural deaths - coming to Britain soon? Dear SPUC supporter, Thank you to everyone who has given to our winter campaign overnight.   We have now raised £51,312.   But we are still £48,000 short of our £100k target.   If we can…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
February 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM

EMERGENCY APPEAL: £56,000 short of target

EMERGENCY APPEAL: £56,000 short of target Dear SPUC supporter, Thank you to everyone who has donated to our emergency winter campaign.   The total has now reached £44,246.   I am profoundly grateful to each and every one of you for committing to help t…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Please help us fight this two-pronged attack on life TODAY

Please help us fight this two-pronged attack on life TODAY Dear SPUC supporter, I am writing to ask for your urgent support in the face of unprecedented attacks on innocent life in our country.   (If you have already donated, please accept my heartfelt…
  John Deighan at SPUC · [email protected]
January 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Babies are being killed every day - please help us

Babies are being killed every day - please help us Dear SPUC supporter, SPUC is here for every innocent person in danger of being unjustly killed. We are so grateful for the generous response to this campaign. HOWEVER, we have only raised 25% of our g…
  Alithea Williams at SPUC · [email protected]
January 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM

An easy way to help defeat the Leadbeater bill

An easy way to help defeat the Leadbeater bill 🙌 The power of social media Dear SPUC supporter, Last week, I wrote about the “extraordinary” start to the proceedings of the Committee of MPs meeting to scrutinise Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill.…