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Record numbers attend UK March for Life in London

The March for Life UK has recorded its largest turnout yet, dwarfing counter demonstrations from pro-abortion protestors.  

The annual March for Life, held in London last Saturday, saw at least 7,000 participants attend, according to police estimates. Pro-lifers of all ages marched behind the slogan ‘10 Million Too Many’, in reference to the number of abortions in England and Wales since it was made legal in 1967.

After hearing from a series of speakers and visiting stalls on Saturday morning, the thousands of participants marched through central London ending in Parliament Square, where they heard from a number of speakers.

Over 7,000 pro-lifers

One of the organisers of the March for Life, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, spoke forcefully against the current abortion legislation in the UK that permits abortion up to 24 weeks and up until birth for disabilities including Down’s syndrome, cleft lip or club foot. She said: “Inside the womb of every pregnant woman is a human being. That’s not politics, that’s not religion, that’s science”.

Referencing the recent overturning of Roe vs Wade in the US, which has resulted in a number of states now granting full legal protection to unborn babies from the violence of abortion and providing support for parents, Madeline Page, CEO of The Alliance of Pro-life Students, said:

“We’ve seen a steady increase in the amount of young people wanting to take part in pro-life events since the news from America, many of these are stepping out for the first time and feel that since this issue is being talked about more, it’s now acceptable to disclose their beliefs”.

The national March for Life in the UK started in 2012 and has increased in popularity rapidly despite the hiatus due to lockdowns.

Right To Life UK spokesperson, Catherine Robinson, said: “It’s so encouraging to attend the march and see the number of people attending growing so rapidly, especially in terms of all the young people who recognise abortion for what it is. They are increasingly rejecting the narrative that the solution to a difficult and/or unexpected pregnancy is to end the life of the baby”.

“Thank you to the organisers of the March for Life, Ben and Isabel, who we know put so much work into organising this event each year”.

“We hope the march will continue to grow and that abortion will, one day, become unthinkable”.

(Main image credit: March for Life UK)

Dear reader,

You may be surprised to learn that our 24-week abortion time limit is out of line with the majority of European Union countries, where the most common time limit for abortion on demand or on broad social grounds is 12 weeks gestation.

The latest guidance from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine enables doctors to intervene to save premature babies from 22 weeks. The latest research indicates that a significant number of babies born at 22 weeks gestation can survive outside the womb, and this number increases with proactive perinatal care.

This leaves a real contradiction in British law. In one room of a hospital, doctors could be working to save a baby born alive at 23 weeks whilst, in another room of that same hospital, a doctor could perform an abortion that would end the life of a baby at the same age.

The majority of the British population support reducing the time limit. Polling has shown that 70% of British women favour a reduction in the time limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks or below.

Please click the button below to sign the petition to the Prime Minister, asking him to do everything in his power to reduce the abortion time limit.