The word ‘abortion’ describes any medical procedure that ends a pregnancy, by deliberately ending the life of an unborn child.
In the United Kingdom, over 200,000 unborn children have their lives ended each year through abortion.
Right To Life UK campaigns for the recognition of the rights of unborn children along with the creation of a medical system and society where there is increased practical care and support given to women facing an unplanned pregnancy.
We protect and defend the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death through our work across education, politics, the media and through a large network of people in constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
We are committed to an evidence-based approach to life issues, uniting people from different political ideologies and philosophical beliefs (including those who are non-religious, religious, or agnostic)
Ireland: Bill to remove three-day wait before abortion defeated
A Bill that would have scrapped the mandatory three-day waiting period after an initial consultation for an abortion in Ireland has suffered a resounding defeat in the Dáil (Irish Parliament). The Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill 2026, which would also have...
58th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 11,105,671 lives lost since 1968
11,105,671* unborn babies have lost their lives to abortion in the UK since 1968, when the Abortion Act 1967 came into effect. Today, Monday 27 April, marks 58 years since the abortion law came into force. At the current rate of abortion, according to the most...
Liberal Democrats admit to discriminating against candidate for pro-life beliefs
The Liberal Democrats have admitted to multiple counts of unlawful religious discrimination after a former BBC journalist was deselected due to his Christian beliefs, including his views on abortion. The would-be candidate, David Campanale, has said he was prevented...
More MPs would likely oppose assisted suicide Bill than support if it returns to Commons, according to polling
New polling has suggested that more MPs would oppose the assisted suicide Bill than could be relied upon to back it if the Bill were revived in the next parliamentary session. The polling, which was carried out by Whitestone Insight, found that only 41% of MPs...
Grandmother arrested for holding sign offering support outside abortion provider has charges dropped
A Scottish grandmother who was arrested for holding a sign in an abortion “buffer zone” has had the charges against her dropped. Rose Docherty, 75, was the first person to be charged under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act, Scotland’s buffer zone...
Government announces plans to financially incentivise abortion clinics to provide ‘lunch-hour abortions’
The Government has announced plans to financially incentivise abortion clinics to provide ‘lunch-hour’ or ‘same-day’ abortions. The changes were announced last week as part of the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England. Under the current NHS Payment Scheme,...