--- title: Let your MP know attempts to decriminalise abortion puts women and unborn children at greater risk date: 2024-01-23T13:34:00+00:00 author: Alicia Edmund canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/let-your-mp-know-attempts-to-decriminalise-abortion-puts-women-and-unborn-children-at-greater-risk" section: Articles --- Share [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Flet-your-mp-know-attempts-to-decriminalise-abortion-puts-women-and-unborn-children-at-greater-risk) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Let%20your%20MP%20know%20attempts%20to%20decriminalise%20abortion%20puts%20women%20and%20unborn%20children%20at%20greater%20risk&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Flet-your-mp-know-attempts-to-decriminalise-abortion-puts-women-and-unborn-children-at-greater-risk) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Flet-your-mp-know-attempts-to-decriminalise-abortion-puts-women-and-unborn-children-at-greater-risk&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Flet-your-mp-know-attempts-to-decriminalise-abortion-puts-women-and-unborn-children-at-greater-risk&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Flet-your-mp-know-attempts-to-decriminalise-abortion-puts-women-and-unborn-children-at-greater-risk) #### Proposals to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales is a policy proposal too far. Now is the time for Christians to speak up and outline the risks to women and the unborn child in pregnancy. ### Now is the time to act The advocacy team here at the Evangelical Alliance, have briefed parliamentarians ahead of the vote, stating the importance of the law in protecting the pregnant woman and the unborn child. We have also set out alternative pro-life affirming policies and practices in maternity units that could better support women and families during and following pregnancy. We anticipate MPs will debate the revised Bill and vote on these two amendments in early February and we would encourage members to write to their MPs before then. **The advocacy team have provided an update and new call to action in light of NC2 amendment withdrawn at committee stage and a Diana Johnson’s amendment re-published ahead of the report stage debate and vote.** [Take action here.](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-to-vote-on-abortion-being-allowed-up-until-birth) Sponsored[](#) [ ![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.oakhill.ac.uk/admissions/open-days) [ ![Both Lives: The UK parliament conducts an inquiry into birth trauma](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pregnant woman_heart](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/iStock-1034880926.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/both-lives-the-uk-parliament-conducts-an-inquiry-into-birth-trauma) [#### Both Lives: The UK parliament conducts an inquiry into birth trauma ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/both-lives-the-uk-parliament-conducts-an-inquiry-into-birth-trauma) Lisa Curry, Both Lives research and communications assistant, sheds light on a recent UK parliament inquiry into birth trauma and shares why this is a necessary step forward [ ![Lisa Barr](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/lisa-curry) [ Lisa Barr ](/author/lisa-curry) 14 March 2024 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/both-lives-the-uk-parliament-conducts-an-inquiry-into-birth-trauma) [ ![Both Lives](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Untitled design 83](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Untitled-design-83.png) ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives) [#### Both Lives ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives) A pro-women and pro-life movement – imagining a people and place that values the life and health of women and unborn children, and pursues the wellbeing of both [ Find out more ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives) [](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives) --- ### About Alicia Edmund ![]()Alicia joined the Evangelical Alliance as head of public policy in August 2021. Since then, she has worked on a range of issues from asylum resettlement, refugee integration, poverty relief and religious freedom in the UK and overseas. Alicia leads the advocacy team’s parliament and Whitehall engagement and is focusing all legislative engagement this year on three core themes: dignity, freedom and justice. [See more from Alicia Edmund](/author/alicia-edmund)