The number of abortions in Scotland has risen by 55% since 2016, show official figures.

The draft law aimed to abolish the waiting periods for an abortion and the criminalisation of doctors. “The Bill is cynical and dishonest”, said the Irish Evangelical Alliance.

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Judges consider that prayers or expressions of opinion cannot automatically be regarded as an attack on women seeking to terminate their pregnancies.

Evangelical leaders warn that it “undermines the protection of unborn life”. The Spanish Evangelical Alliance already opposed the inclusion of abortion as a constitutional right.

The incident took place at the end of the event, when the attendees were gathered in front of the Portuguese Parliament. Evangelicals, among the groups condemning violence and asking for peaceful disagreement.

Over 200 people lit candles on the steps of the parliamentary building in a “remembrance” event of the Finnish pro-life organization ‘Oikeus elämään ry’.

The House of Lords rejects amendments calling for safety measures for women, such as an in-person consultation before receiving medication by post to induce an abortion outside a clinic.

What 10 European countries think about gambling, marital infidelity, homosexuality and abortion, according to a major survey by Pew Research.

The executive of the European Union will not create a new fund as requested by the latest pro-abortion initiative, but encourages the use of money already available from the European Social Fund.

The latest official figures released (from the year 2023) are the worst since the Abortion Act of 1967. “The scale is staggering, 762 abortions every day”, says Christian group Both Lives UK.

The ‘My voice, My choice’ resolution is adopted by a majority of the EU parliament. A Christian MEP says “it is painful to see that the majority of the European Parliament does not recognise that unborn life need protection”.

The proposal to create lists of healthcare objectors reopens the debate in Spain on the boundaries between rights, confidentiality, and professional freedom. An article by Susana Cossio.

The AEE considers it “demagogic” to propose a constitutional reform to recognise abortion as a right and warns that “every abortion is a failure of society”.

According to official data from 2024, abortions in public health centres are on the rise. 94.6% are requested by the woman, a record high.

Meanwhile, another initiative to resist pressure from the EU on this issue was tabled by two Christian parties and passed. 

Doctors and psychologists warn of the importance of women who want to have an abortion having information about its consequences, not only physical but also emotional.

Around 2,000 participants took part in the 15th March for Life in Zurich (capital of Switzerland) on 20 September.

According to the data of the Department of Health, 1 in 6 pregnancies ends in abortion. That is a surge of almost 9% compared to 2023.

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The amendment to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage of pregnancy was passed by 379 votes to 137. “This is not healthcare, this is abandonment”, say Christians.

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The country has seen an increase of a 7% between 2014 and 2024.

The survey shows that the majority of Catholics are 55 or older, while the highest percentage of evangelicals are between 18 and 24 years old.

“We cannot accept the promotion of a free abortion law, while the crisis of vulnerable children continues to be forgotten”, said members of the national parliament.