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SPUC members join in a silent vigil at the kerbside

Group display banners to passing motorists on B4114

26 April 2008

SPUC members in silent vigil

Around a dozen members of SPUC (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) lined up along the B4114, close to the Foxhunter Roundabout.

Most were holding anti-abortion placards as they stood silently at the kerbside.

The SPUC's "Pro Life Chains" (kerbside vigils) were today (Saturday 26th April) at various locations up and down the country, between 11 am and 1.00 pm.

The 'chains' are an annual event where those taking part link arms and form a chain and this year is especially poignant as it marks the 40th anniversary of the implementation of the Abortion Act and the loss of seven million lives through abortion in Britain in those years.

Britain's Abortion Act came into force 40 years ago on Sunday 27th April.

Women who have had abortions were among speakers today in Parliament Square, London, as part of the 'Silent No More campaign'.

As well as telling why they regreted their abortions, they will talk about the opportunities for post-abortion healing.

The British government has no plans to change abortion law, according to the prime minister's office.

The past four decades has seen a fall in the number of adoptions of babies in Scotland. While nearly 1,300 babies were adopted in 1967, just 16 were in 2006.

The 'Scotsman', in its issue of 25th April, reported that Mr Jackson Carlaw MSP, Conservative health spokesman, wants a debate on the possible link between abortion and adoption.

John Smeaton of SPUC said "Sadly, there's a substantial pro-abortion majority in Parliament.

"We sincerely hope that when the Government states that it has no plans to change the abortion law, it will seek to promote a consensus that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is not used to open up the Abortion Act on the floor of Parliament."

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