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How we treat the most vulnerable in our society is the mark of our civilisation, of or humanity, and we should surely all agree that the MOST vulnerable are those in the womb leading up to their birth. Babies.
I was shocked to read that the Scottish National Party has just unveiled a review that paves the way for abortions right up to the moment of birth. Let that sink in!
Commissioned by former First Minister Humza “White, White, White” Yousaf, this 165-page manifesto proposes ditching the 24-week limit entirely. Instead, it advocates for terminations at any gestational stage, approved merely by two healthcare professionals—doctors, nurses, or midwives. No criminal penalties for providers, no specified justifications before 24 weeks, and a blanket decriminalisation of the procedure. This is truly a war on babies in the womb.
Professor Glasier, the lead author of the Report, gushes that it’s “time for an abortion law that reflects the reality of current clinical practice” So ethical boundaries are just mere relics of a bygone era? Let’s be clear here; The SNP is flirting with the darkest edges of progressive extremism.
Michael Robinson of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children nails it: these “disastrous and destructive” proposals would enable abortions “up to birth with practically no restrictions,” trampling the human rights of the unborn enshrined in international law.
Where is the SNP’s vaunted progressivism when it comes to the voiceless?
Nowhere!
This review dismisses the foetus as an afterthought, reducing a potential life to a disposable inconvenience.
Joanna Cherry of The Christian Institute exposes the sham:
“This review was not about evidence or hearing from a wide range of stakeholders. It was driven by activists…whose demands are totally out of kilter with the Scottish public.”
Polls after poll consistently show most Scots oppose extending time limits, favouring protections for late-term babies. But the SNP, drowning in scandals from financial mismanagement to leadership implosions, risks alienating its base with this tone-deaf overreach. Under John Swinney’s watch, the party that promised competent governance delivers instead a divisive culture war grenade, further eroding trust in Holyrood.
Supporters like Professor Ranee Thakar of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists hail it as enshrining a “right to abortion,” but at what cost?
Women’s Health Minister Jenni Minto’s mealy-mouthed pledge to “carefully consider” the findings is SNP-speak for inevitable capitulation.
Scotland is about to embrace Moloch worship.
