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We urge the Scottish Government to re-prioritise homelessness and drug addiction recovery in upcoming Budget
Drug misuse accounted for 36% of the deaths, and alcohol-specific deaths were 13% of the total. Put together, essentially half of the deaths were due to drugs or alcohol. Due to the complex nature of homelessness, it is likely that all these numbers are an under-estimation. It has also been…
Chris Ringland
The local church can be a force for change in 2024
I studied law and was called to the Bar because I believe the law and public life more generally is a key arena in which to witness to the gospel. This understanding was always around me as I grew up in the church, but it crystallised when I did an internship with the Evangelical Alliance straight…
Damilola Makinde
Changes to abortion and criminal law put women and unborn children at risk
On 28 November 2023, the Criminal Justice Bill received its second reading in the Commons. This is the government’s flagship legislation to introduce tougher sentences for those who commit sexual and violent offences and increase police powers to tackle anti-social behaviour in the community, drug…
Alicia Edmund
Service providers
Both Lives believes that women, unborn children and families deserve the best care pathways in pregnancy. Pregnancy can bring a rollercoaster of emotions and if pregnancy has been unexpected or brings with it external concerns, worries or even complications, these emotions may be heightened. Both…
God Unborn
With this series of resources, we invite you to join with us in thinking about what that truth means, about God’s heart for both lives in pregnancy, and how we understand our place in His design.
Reflections: why the Incarnation is the greatest revolution of all time
Well over 2,000 years ago, an even greater politically significant set of lyrics were sung by an ordinary woman carrying an extraordinary baby. Found in Luke 1 and sometimes referred to as the ‘Magnificat’, Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said: “The song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn. It is at once…
Emma Sowden
Wendy's story: Choosing both lives and having a good life
Then came the shock of my pre-teen and teen years. I still had great friends and enjoyed school but some of the other foundations in my life were disappearing.At age 11 my maternal grandad died, followed by my dad and paternal nan. I can’t describe in words the impact this had on me. Six months…
Tracy's story: Medical diagnosis
I will always remember seeing her as a beautiful tiny new-born floating upwards into my arms. Tom and I had a wonderful first hour together at home with her, as our four other children excitedly admired their new baby sister. I remember closing my eyes in relief and thanking God that baby was here…
Carol's story
When I told my mother I was pregnant, she found an advert about having an abortion. To my parents, this was the only option, and that was how they presented it to me. They took me to a Marie Stopes advisor, and she advised me on how to get an abortion. No alternatives were discussed with me. My…
Bex's story: I am a pro-life feminist
Abortion is a tool of male oppression. These words are not my own but I do subscribe to them when abortion is used not to save women’s lives but to control them. These words were penned by our feminist foremothers, Susan B Antony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who put it quite eloquently when they…
Nick's story: Grace and the value of every human life
A further scan listened to mother’s and baby’s heartbeats. I could hear Janice’s heart beating firmly and loudly, albeit faster than normal due to her anxiety. You had to listen more carefully to discern the second heartbeat. It was fainter, more hesitant, but it was there! We were hearing the…
Olivia's body, Olivia's choice?
What was your view of unplanned pregnancy before? Before I experienced an unplanned pregnancy, my view was that it doesn’t matter if a pregnancy is planned or unplanned, if you’ve made the decision to be sexually active then you have already agreed to the possibility of creating life. A foetus is…
Andrew's story: Abortion for disability... and me
I was born with a a condition called 'achondroplasia', a form of dwarfism that prevents me from being able to convert cartilage to bone, restricting the growth in my arms and legs. On average, 1 in every 27,000 children are diagnosed with achondroplasia. Realising that babies with a disability,…
Janine's story: From unwanted to so very wanted
I wasn’t even maternal – I was never the girl who you would call upon to babysit – children were okay when they were far away and well behaved but I certainly didn’t want to look after one, not even for an hour, never mind for the next 18 years or more. The day after I took a pregnancy test, I…
Sara's story: Silenced by shame, set free to flourish
A few weeks later I found out that I was pregnant and was in turmoil. I had been brought up Roman Catholic and believed that life begins at conception. The father of our baby wanted me to have an abortion and made it very clear that he would not support me in any other decision. Silenced by my…
