ProLife Alliance

Celebrating the courageous Chen Guangcheng...

Posted on 22 May 2013.

On May 22nd in the Grand Committee Room of the Palace of Westminster we had the great privilege of listening to the famous Chinese human rights’ activist Chen Guangcheng, as he spoke about the horror and extent of forced abortions and the ruthless implementation of the one-child policy in China. He had been invited by the All Party...

Posted on 21 May 2013.

Last week saw two attacks on the British laws which at present protect vulnerable people such as the depressed, chronically ill, disabled , or very elderly, from those who think they would be better off dead. Current End of Life Cases at Court of Appeal Tony Nicklinson's widow is continuing his campaign, and being joined by Philip Lamb, who...

Posted on 20 May 2013.

For those who have followed the Gosnell trial, you may be interested in watching an interview on BBC News, where Anna Higgins of the Family Research Council discusses the verdict. See: http://www.frc.org/frcinthenews/12may2013/anna-higgins-on-bbc-news Read More →

Posted on 14 May 2013.

Yesterday, 13 May 2013, Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of 1st degree murder of 3 babies who were born alive and then killed by having their spines severed, at his abortion clinic. He was also found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of patient, Karnamaya Monger, who died in his clinic after a botched abortion. See an interesting commentary...

‘March for Life’ in Rome...

Posted on 13 May 2013.

Yesterday, on Sunday 12 May 2013, around 40,000 people gathered in Rome to March for Life. Pro-life colleagues came from across the globe and even Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, joined the crowds to support the right to life of the unborn child, from the moment of conception. The Pope also attended, and took...

Posted on 13 May 2013.

Please join the ProLife Alliance’s Lottery. Take a gamble in a very good cause! Unlike the National Lottery you will know exactly where your money is going – and what better cause could there be? For £4 a month you will be allocated a number. Numbers are drawn once a month. 50% of the proceeds is donated to the ProLife Alliance and...

Posted on 13 May 2013.

Our project to publish a small leaflet on Abortion and Informed Consent has come to fruition and was completed in time for this year's Anniversary of the Implementation of the 1967 Abortion Act. This leaflet is intended as a resource tool for all those involved in the pro-life campaign against abortion, but particularly...

Posted on 1 May 2013.

For those who have been following the Gosnell case, tune in to the Fox News Channel this Friday, 3 May, at 9pm ET, to view the one-hour documentary on Gosnell, 'See No Evil - The Kermit Gosnell Murders'. Read More →

Posted on 29 April 2013.

The Abortion Act was passed in October 1967, and came into effect on 27 April 1968. A calculation of the number of abortions in Scotland, England and Wales until the last statistics were released in May 2012 totals some 7,684,662. We commemorate with great sadness this appalling loss of life, and reflect on the tragic impact abortion has on women...

Posted on 24 April 2013.

Today the BBC reports the victory of midwives Mary Doogan and Concepta Wood, who have won the legal right not to take any part in abortions. Appeal judges have ruled that they do have a right to conscientious objection, as recognised under the Abortion Act 1967. With this successful judgment their right to conscientious objection is extended to...

Posted on 22 April 2013.

The ProLife Alliance's spokesman on euthanasia and assisted suicide is Dominica Roberts, who is also our representative on Care Not Killing, the umbrella group of organisations opposed to a change in the law on this subject. She has recently taken part in a debate on the subject at Brunel University, which you can listen to on Youtube...

Posted on 15 April 2013.

The importance of protecting the human embryo is clear. We must reverse the scientific trend which treats early human life as disposable experimental tissue with no real value. Well done to those who have signed the One of Us petition so far. The UK now has 4,624 signatures on the One of Us petition. Since last week, we gained...

Posted on 12 April 2013.

As the inquest into the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar continues this week in Ireland, we witness extensive media coverage of the contested facts over the cause of her death. The abortion lobby are being particularly vocal, suggesting that Ireland urgently needs to liberalise its restrictive abortion laws in order to protect...

Latest on Savita Inquest...

Posted on 11 April 2013.

We have all been following the Inquest into the death of Indian dentist, Savita Halappanavar, who tragically died in Ireland last October. There has been some good commentary on the findings of the Inquest addressing the key issues at hand, particularly from the Life Institite. See the following links to read the most recent updates: http://www.thelifeinstitute.net/latest-news/savita-inquest-sepsis-the-real-issue/ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/midwife-manager-regrets-using-catholic-country-remark-to-savita-halappanavar-1.1355895 Read More →

Latest on the Gosnell trial...

Posted on 9 April 2013.

As the murder trial of abortion practitioner, Kermit Gosnell, continues in the US, more shocking evidence of his appalling practice is released. The most recent testimony is of an employee, Sherry West, who describes her experience of working in his clinic. She recalls one instance of hearing a baby scream during...

Posted on 9 April 2013.

The Sunday Times reported this week that doctors at Leeds children’s heart surgery unit pressured mothers of unborn children with heart conditions to have abortions. We know that doctors often suggest abortion as the best option when an unborn child is diagnosed with an illness or abnormality. We need to accept that a child’s...

Posted on 5 April 2013.

The One of Us campaign asks the European Parliament to provide protection for the human embryo at the very start of life, particularly against research where the embryo is created and then destroyed in the process of experimentation. Thank you very much to the 4,332 of you who have signed the One of Us petition so far. But come on folks! ...

A beautiful but short life...

Posted on 4 April 2013.

See today's Irish Independant for the beautiful story of couple, John and Hilary, whose daughter was diagnosed with Edward's syndrome in utero and would only live a few short days. Hilary describes the two days they got to spend with their beautiful daughter, Margaret and the joy she gave them as a couple. As...

Posted on 3 April 2013.

Last Friday, the Daily Mail posted a series images as well as a video of the new state-of-the-art 3D ultrasound scan. New software improves the conventional 3D scan, allowing parents to see their baby's face in detail before they are born. This is a powerful reminder of the impact that fetal imagery...

Posted on 28 March 2013.

On last night's episode of One Born Every Minute, couple Pete and Hayley shared their story about their son who was diagnosed with a serious diaphragmatic hernia in utero. They were given a poor prognosis but decided to continue with the pregnancy nonetheless. Beautiful Kaiden was born and lived for 6 days. Although...

Posted on 26 March 2013.

Please sign the One of Us petition in defence of the right to life of the human embryo! One of Us is a European initiative with the aim of promoting legal protection of the human embryo from the moment of conception. Based on the definition of the human embryo as the beginning of the development of the human being, which was given in a recent...

Posted on 22 March 2013.

We are often told by abortion activists that criminalising abortion would inevitably lead to unsafe abortion. Abortion is legal in the US, as it is in the UK, yet a court case is in progress in the US state of Philadelphia against a particularly shoddy abortion clinic, which negates that particular argument. It should be noted that for years...

Poll on Three Parent Babies...

Posted on 21 March 2013.

Please see attached link for a poll on the ethics of three parent babies: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9942873/Britain-on-course-for-three-parent-babies.html. The ProLife Alliance has been involved in a consultation with the HFEA on mitochondrial disease for the past year. This is a very disturbing ethical issue in which your...

Posted on 28 February 2013.

Britain's most premature triplets happily celebrate their 21st birthdays today. Guy, Kathryn and Marcus Humphrey hit the headlines 21 years ago as the most premature triplets to survive birth in the UK. According to the Metro who reported the story today, their combined weight at birth was 1.4 kg. We celebrate perinatal medicine in the United...

Posted on 27 February 2013.

According the ONS Statistics released yesterday, teenage conception rates are at their lowest in over 30 years. Despite this success, however, we cannot ignore the sad fact that abortion rates following teenage conceptions continue to rise and for under 16 year olds, 60% are having abortions. Click here to read...

GMC guidance on suicide requests...

Posted on 27 February 2013.

The ProLife Alliance congratulates the UK General Medical Council on its guidance for doctors whose patients ask for help in committing suicide. Although the GMC says that 'Nothing… should…be taken to imply that the GMC supports or opposes a change in…the law', it makes clear that a doctor who is complicit in suicide...

Posted on 6 February 2013.

It has recently been reported in the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail that abortions for disabilities, like cleft palate or club foot, have been under-reported in the UK, as acknowledged by the Department of Health. Any abortion for disability is an act of discrimination, but this finding is appalling. Where are these missing babies?...

Posted on 6 February 2013.

This is an urgent reminder to submit your written evidence for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Abortion on the Grounds of Disability! Make your position known and please also encourage others to participate! The deadline for submission is 5pm on 6 March 2013. More information and the form needed to submit your written evidence can be...

Posted on 31 January 2013.

There has been a lot of discussion about whether we should be showing pictures of abortion, but let us not forget about the power of the written word in our debate. There is an interesting article in LifeNews, which shows just how effective words can be in showing people the reality of abortion. It can be accessed by clicking on the following link: http://www.lifenews.com/2013/01/30/reporters-who-watch-abortions-tell-of-their-brutal-reality/ Read More →

Posted on 31 January 2013.

The Telegraph reports today that a Parliamentary Inquiry has been launched to review the law on abortion for disability. The Cross-Bench Commission with participants from both Houses is chaired by Fiona Bruce MP, and co-chaired by Virenda Sharma MP. It will assess whether, in light of advances in both medicine and our attitudes towards...

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