MPs in the House of Commons will soon vote on a proposed legal change, introduced by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi, that would mark the most significant shift in UK abortion law since the 1967 Abortion Act.

If passed, this amendment could allow healthy babies to be aborted for any reason – including sex-selective abortion – right up until birth. Polling by ComRes reveals that just 1% of women support abortion up to birth, while 91% believe the law should explicitly ban sex-selective abortion.

Right To Life UK spokesperson, Catherine Robinson, said “This amendment represents the biggest threat to the unborn since 1967 when abortion was first made legal”.

“It would change the law so it would no longer be illegal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, and at any point up to and during birth. The proposed law change would likely lead to a significant increase in the number of women performing late-term abortions at home, endangering the lives of many more women”.

“It would also lead to an increased number of viable babies’ lives being ended well beyond the 24-week abortion time limit and beyond the point at which they would be able to survive outside the womb. This is an extreme and inhumane proposal that must be defeated. We are calling on people around the country to urgently contact their MP and ask them to vote against this amendment”.

Right To Life UK are encouraging UK citizens to take 30 seconds to email their local MP, urging them to vote NO.