All abortion articles
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ArticleAbortions are not to be celebrated
Lily Allen’s inflammatory comments have outraged Christians and non-Christians alike. Especially when, Hope Bonarcher asserts, women have been created by God to birth life, encouragement and hope
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OpinionAs Christians, we may not realise how pro-life laws could potentially devalue the lives and dignity of the women they affect most
Sally Hope explores the tragic case of Adriana Smith - a Black nurse whose death and forced posthumous life support to preserve her pregnancy have ignited urgent ethical and theological questions. She challenges us to consider how pro-life laws may in fact devalue the lives and dignity of the women they affect most.
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OpinionHave we forgotten God in our debates on abortion?
Ann-Louise Graham reflects on recent UK legislation on abortion and assisted suicide. She argues that these debates reveal a deeper cultural shift away from a God-centered view of human life.
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OpinionWhy I believe pro-life and pro-choice groups have more in common than first glance suggests
Michelle Tant suggests that when it comes to abortion, ’Confronting women on the front line is too late and an upstream approach is vital if we are to make significant change to the statistics.’
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OpinionWhy I believe abortion is not healthcare
Rebekah Collins attended March for Life UK in London on 7th September, and shares how six years ago God broke her heart for the issue of abortion, and led her to work with HOPE Pregnancy.
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OpinionHere is what I think of the Pro-Life Manchester students
As an advocate of unborn babies, Ruth Rawlins was shocked by the treatment of Manchester University’s Pro-Life Society members. She looks into what happened, and what it means for us
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OpinionThe Satanic Temple is gaining public support by assisting women facing unwanted pregnancies
Kate Orson watched the Hail Satan documentary to discover more about The Satanic Temple’s beliefs and the alleged reports that Satanists are helping women secure abortions.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Someone in my church has come to me and said they want to get an abortion, how do I help her?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer a question on abortion.
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Article'I survived abortion'
Melissa Ohden, wife and mother to two girls, is a pro-life advocate, author and speaker. She gives us a glimpse into her experience of discovering she survived an abortion, and her resulting quest for truth
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OpinionAs Britney reveals she aborted Justin Timberlake’s baby - I’m surprised by how mainstream media welcomes terminations
Christian writer Hope Bonarcher reflects on the messaging that mainstream media puts out about abortion and suggests that Jesus offers a better solution.
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ArticleWhy I left the Pussycat Dolls
When Kaya Jones joined the Pussycat Dolls in the early 2000s, she dreamt of being the US equivalent of the chart-topping Spice Girls and their dedication to Girl Power! Sadly, her experience of the music industry looked very different. Cassandra Maria, from Premier Gospel, found out what it’s really like to be in of the biggest girl groups in the world – and how God called Kaya out of that world to sing for him
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OpinionWatch this deeply moving imagined conversation between an abortion pro-choice and a pro-life activist
As it is announced that the Abortion Act will be amended to grant permanent access to at-home abortions in England and Wales, poet Storm Cecile enacts the divisive debate in a powerful spoken word piece.
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OpinionI don’t believe I can be a ‘pro-life’ Christian, if I’m not pro the pregnant women’s lives too
As an American Supreme Court leak reveals plans to reverse a fifty-year-old law, Roe v Wade, which makes abortion a constitutional right, writer Belle Tindall explains why she is choosing to stick to the ‘middle ground’ with this complex issue.
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OpinionMaking the ‘pills by post’ abortion scheme permanent could have a horrifying impact on underage girls
As the DIY abortion scheme is made permanent, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children’s Alithea Williams explains how MPs have abandoned vulnerable girls.
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Opinion7 out of 10 female Christians believe women should be allowed into church leadership, survey reveals
Premier’s survey of 800 female Christians revealed some exciting progress for women in the church, but there’s still some way to go before we get equality says writer Veronica Zundel.
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OpinionScrapping of DIY abortions and introducing specialist palliative care services are two big healthcare wins for Christians
In amongst weeks of miserable news, there have been great developments in healthcare. Here, writer Jennie Pollock explains why there’s cause for celebrations.
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OpinionThe ‘reckless and deadly’ abortion pills by post scheme should end now
During the pandemic, abortion providers offered “pills by post” without a face-to-face consultation. Now, as government considers making the scheme permanent, Alithea Williams from the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children explains why this would be a disaster.
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OpinionI’m pleased the extreme abortion amendment failed… again, but Christians need to change how they speak to their MPs
As the ‘Johnson ammendment’ fails to go through for the third time, Christian Medical Fellowship’s Jennie Pollock explains why this is good news, but also why we need to change how we petition our MPs.
