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

Hundreds of amendments and a lengthy debate in both houses of parliament, combined with opposition from doctors, pro-life groups and a divided public, have put an end to the bill. Pro-assisted dying parliamentarians will have to start the process from scratch.

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 Spanish evangelical body issues a statement analysing the assisted death of the young woman and warns that the right response to suffering is not to hasten death, but to increase care.

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.

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”.

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.

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The NGO in Spain was founded with a vocation to serve both evangelical churches and society in general, and does not exclude anyone on religious, ethnic, political or economic grounds.

The German Evangelical Alliance underlines the “stability” that comes with the new coalition government but says policies on strengthening families and protecting life remain “vague”.

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

“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.

The Congress Hall of Honour hosts the film ‘Amada’ and the signing of the Commitment to Life by senators and deputies from several parties.

With a large evangelical presence, politicians, intellectuals and social activists held the Transatlantic Summit for freedom and the culture of life in Madrid.

As the coalition government pushes for liberalisation of abortion, pro-life organisations say their message is increasingly being heard.

Walking to Parliament Square in London, the March For Life UK defended that “abortion is not healthcare”.

The bill aims to give better alternatives to mothers in fragile economic situations. In Italy, evangelicals welcome it as a way of complying with the 1978 law.

It was developed in two years by young people from 16 countries for the Organization of American States assembly. It addresses legal, political, social and ethical issues at the international level.

Scotland follows in England’s footsteps by creating ‘buffer zones’. Pro-life groups expect silent prayers outside health centres to be banned.

Abortions soar by 17% in 2022 after the implementation of early abortion procedures at home, which accounted for six out of ten pregnancy terminations.