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)
Miscarriage bereavement leave welcomed – but law branded inconsistent
Extending unpaid bereavement leave to parents who experience miscarriage before 24 weeks has been welcomed by pro-life campaigners. But critics have pointed out the "inconsistencies" between our abortion law, which permits abortion up to 24 weeks - a proposed change...
Almost 1 in 3 conceptions ended in abortion in England and Wales in 2022
29.69% of all conceptions in England and Wales ended in abortion in 2022, up from 26.54% a year earlier - and a large increase since 2012, when 20.84% of conceptions ended in abortion, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics. Figures...
Record 10,852 abortions in Ireland in 2024, a 62.8% increase since 2019
Abortion statistics released by the Department of Health in Ireland show there were a record 10,852 abortions in Ireland in 2024, a 62.8% increase since 2019, when the abortion legislation introducing abortion on demand in Ireland came into effect, and 6,666 abortions...
Man jailed for secretly giving pregnant woman drug to abort their child
A paramedic has been jailed for ten and a half years after secretly administering abortion pills to a pregnant woman, which resulted in the loss of her unborn baby. After being told by the woman he was in a relationship with, who did not know he was married, that she...
Edinburgh Fringe to host another abortion “comedy”
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be featuring another "comedy" show on abortion, as Irish comedian Katie Boyle explains, “I can f**king joke about [my abortion] if I want to”. In what appears to be becoming an annual event at the comedy festival, another...
91% of 28,000 respondents to Telegraph poll oppose abortion up to birth law change
91% of the 28,000 respondents to a recent poll run by The Telegraph said were opposed to the extreme abortion up to birth law change that was recently voted through by MPs in the House of Commons. The extreme abortion amendment, tabled by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, was...