Catholic Bishops of Scotland Call on Scottish Government to Protect the Unborn

Bishops’ Conference of Scotland responds to abortion decriminalisation petition

Release: The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has called on the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government to reject proposals to decriminalise abortion in Scotland.

A petition calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to bring forward legislation to fully decriminalise abortion services in Scotland has been lodged with the Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee.

In their submission, the Bishops urge the committee not to advance the petition and appeal to parliamentarians and political leaders to “increase efforts to promote alternatives to abortion, to ensure support is available to women experiencing a crisis pregnancy, and to acknowledge and enforce equality of rights for the child in the womb, the first of which is the right to life.”

The Bishops add: “The mark of a humane and compassionate society is to work through the difficulties and challenges women face in the case of a crisis pregnancy in a life affirming, not life destroying, manner.”

You can read the full text of the Bishops’ Conference response below.

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You can read more about the petition to decriminalise abortion here.

Source: https://rcpolitics.org/bishops-conference-of-scotland-responds-to-calls-to-decriminalise-abortion/