Abort/Euthanase – 2021

The first threat will be from the abortion lobby, who have made it clear that they want to further exploit the COVID-19 crisis to have the temporary provision allowing ‘DIY’ home abortions to take place made permanent.

Previously abortions could only take place in hospitals or abortion clinics approved by the Secretary of State. Under the temporary policy, women can perform their own abortion at home by taking both sets of abortion pills, meaning they deliver their dead unborn child at home without direct medical supervision.

The policy has not only accommodated a large increase in the number of lives ended by abortion, but also been linked to a number of serious incidents where women’s lives have been put at risk while performing their abortion at home.

The Scottish, English and Welsh Governments are currently undertaking consultations on whether to end this temporary provision or make it permanent. The abortion lobby is ramping up its campaign to effectively cover up the significant safety issues with the scheme, with a goal of having ‘DIY’ home abortions, which will mean very large cost savings for their organizations. Make no mistake, this isn’t about providing safe healthcare – this is about the abortion industry making money at the expense of human lives.

The second threat will be from the abortion lobby coming back with another attempt to introduce an extreme abortion law. Although their attempt failed in 2020, we expect there will be another Government Bill brought forward in 2021 that they will attempt to hijack and use as a vehicle to introduce extreme changes to abortion legislation.

We know that the abortion provider, BPAS, is pouring large amounts of money into expanding their lobbying and campaigning capabilities to secure this change, and a number of elected MPs pledged to support this change in the run-up to the election at the end of last year.

This campaign has been very clear about what they want – abortion on demand, for any reason, up to birth.

The third threat will come from the assisted suicide lobby.

The Government Bill we expect to be brought forward in 2021 will also likely provide an opportunity for the assisted suicide lobby to bring forward an amendment to legalise assisted suicide.

The assisted suicide lobby, led by the multi-million pound outfit, Dignity in Dying, is currently running a large campaign in Parliament, through the media and online to put pressure on the Government to reconsider the legalisation of assisted suicide. This appears to be the first phase of their campaign ahead of bringing forward an amendment to introduce assisted suicide to the UK.

If these three major threats from our opposition are successful, it would be a disaster. Thousands of lives would be lost. We can’t sit on the sidelines and watch these extreme anti-life changes become a reality.

WE ARE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING A HIGHLY TARGETED NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE TO DEFEAT THESE THREE THREATS IN 2021

Our campaign to defeat the abortion lobby in 2020 was the largest we have ever run. 2021 will see us fighting on not just one, but three separate fronts, so this initiative will be much larger. It will focus on three key areas:

Parliament – As MPs and peers will ultimately be deciding if these proposals are to go ahead, we will be speaking directly with as many MPs and peers as possible, with persuasive messaging on the serious problems with these proposals, and we will educate them on positive pro-life alternatives.

Media – These proposals can only be defeated in Parliament if it is clear to MPs and peers that the wider culture is against these drastic changes. A key part of ensuring this is to place as many sensible pro-life voices in the mainstream media in 2021. We will be training up a large group of spokespeople from a variety of backgrounds who will regularly speak against the proposals in the media.

Grassroots – We now have a very large grassroots pro-life network in constituencies throughout the UK, but to defeat these threats we will need many more people onboard. We will be working to build an even larger grassroots movement of people who will constantly be making it clear to their MPs that they should oppose these dangerous proposals. This will be joined by a strong digital component that will be utilising our digital team’s experience to change the hearts and minds of a new generation online. The initiative will reach millions of people, utilising cutting-edge video, motion graphics and effectively telling the stories of those who will be most negatively impacted by these changes.

These next 12 months are going to be absolutely vital to defeat this massive push and we need the financial resources in place to ensure that vulnerable lives are protected right across the UK.

Unlike the abortion providers who are leading the campaign to introduce extreme changes to abortion law, we don’t get any funding from the Government, and we certainly don’t get surpluses associated with performing tens of thousands of abortions each year. We rely on the generosity of people like you to continue our life-saving work.”

THE ABORTION LOBBY CAN ONLY BE STOPPED WITH YOUR HELP

Supporters have seen the very large impact that their support has had over the last year. With your help, we can be even more impactful – we can save even more lives.  Christian Comment readers who would like to support can do so via the Right to Life website. https://righttolife.org.uk/

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In November 2020 we commented on “Kind Killers”:  https://christiancomment.org/2020/11/02/kind-killers/

The above only underscores what we said then. The ‘kind killer philosophy’ will never give up. We must be on our guard; for the baby in the mother’s womb, for the elderly and infirm, and for the mentally ill, including children. ‘Kind’ killers will never give up. Your prayers on these vital matters is, of course, requested.