1. As we await the release this week of the latest yearly abortion statistics, we draw your attention to this edited comment from a woman who had an abortion at bpas, and contributed to a survey on customer satisfaction reported on the bpas website. “ … there were procedures structured in which made things easier for me, for instance during... 

The Daily Mail reports that a baby, Lexie Slater-Folksman, was born prematurely at 23 weeks, defying the current 24 week limit for abortions. Although initially she was put on a ventilator, six months after her birth, she weighs a healthy 8lb. Her parents have said that Lexie’s case proves that the abortion laws are outdated and should be changed.... 

The Guardian has published the story of how Victoria Lambert terminated a much wanted pregnancy after a test showed chromosomal abnormalities. The article highlights how parents are railroaded into prenatal tests without understanding the implications of being faced with a negative result, or the danger of the tests to their child. It also demonstrates... 

24th Sep 2008 A mother was jailed for life today after drowning her 4 year-old daughter. She was embarrased that her daughter had cerebral palsy and after failing to convince her husband to allow her to be adopted, she chose to end her daughter’s life. Although the cerebral palsy was only mild – her daughter walked with the aid of leg braces... 

Gianna Jessen’s mother was seven-and-a-half months pregnant (approx 32 weeks) when she decided to abort her child. The abortion procedure failed, and Gianna has cerebral palsy as a direct result of the procedure. Read the full story on BBC news  Read More →

My son, Will, was born in 1998 at 22 weeks 3 days. I understand that he is Britain’s earliest surviving baby. Will wasn’t treated for a long time because of his gestation. I held him in the delivery suite for 7 hours with no intervention as we waited for him to die. The hospital took him down to the Special Care Baby Unit at 7 hours old. But...