UK lawmakers seek to protect babies born alive after failed abortions
UK lawmakers have introduced two pro-life bills aimed at addressing issues related to abortion complications and protecting babies born alive after failed abortions. The bills, introduced by Lord Daniel Moylan and Baroness Nuala O’Loan, will receive their first reading in June. These proposals come in light of concerns over the accuracy of abortion complication reporting and the implications of recent changes to abortion laws in the UK.
- ▪Two pro-life bills have been introduced in the UK’s House of Lords.
- ▪One bill aims to ensure transparency in reporting abortion complications, which may be underreported.
- ▪The second bill seeks to protect babies born alive during failed abortions, a concern heightened by recent decriminalization of abortion in the UK.
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News UK lawmakers seek to protect babies born alive after failed abortions The pro-life Private Member’s Bills would force scrutiny of abortion complication data and introduce protections for babies born alive after failed late-term abortion attempts. 2043915227Fizkes/Shutterstock AndreasWailzer 0 Andreas Wailzer Comments 0 Wed May 20, 2026 - 9:58 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Two new pro-life bills have been introduced in the U.K.’s House of Lords. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) reported that Lord Daniel Moylan and Baroness Nuala O’Loan have each introduced a pro-life bill to the House of Lords. Both bills will receive their first reading in June.
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