Dawn McAvoy

Dawn McAvoy is the co-founder and leader of Both Lives, a UK-wide initiative advocating for both lives in every pregnancy. Both Lives works toward a people and place that values the life and health of women and children, pre- and post-birth. Dawn has been part of the Evangelical Alliance since 2011. She is a mum to three girls and is finding a new interest in growing plants.

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Can we imagine better: legislation and practice that protects both lives in pregnancy?

25 June 2026Dawn McAvoy, Both Lives UK lead, comments on two proposed private members’ bills seeking to address failings in abortion systems and care

Abortion decriminalisation: abortion up to birth – why should we care?

24 March 2026Dawn McAvoy, Both Lives UK lead, comments on last week’s vote in parliament

Why Mothering Sunday still matters

26 February 2026Dawn McAvoy, Both Lives UK lead points us back to the true meaning of this day and why we should continue to demonstrate hope and compassion as intended

277,970 lives terminated by abortion in England and Wales in 2023

15 January 2026Both Lives UK lead Dawn McAvoy unpacks the latest abortion statistics for England and Wales

Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion

18 June 2025Both Lives UK lead Dawn McAvoy responds to Westminster’s recent vote on abortion legislation and reaffirms that both lives in pregnancy matter and both deserve better

God Unborn: Mary said yes

8 February 2024Explore the theology of the Incarnation, Mary’s story, and why it matters that Jesus spent nine months in the womb

Time to leave the culture wars behind

1 July 2022The overturning of Roe v Wade by the US Supreme Court has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic, but what does it mean for the abortion debate in the UK?