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Rebecca's story: The 98%
My teenage judgements sound very extreme but if we are completely honest with ourselves, we all know the teen mum stereotype – chav tracksuit, no qualifications, hanging around the ‘dole office’. Not to mention, it is automatically assumed that they are bad mothers. So, when I sat in that doctor’s…
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…
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…
"So, what do you do for work?": a team member's perspective on being pro-both
It's a question I've learned to slightly dread. I'm Lisa, the Both Lives research and communications assistant. It's a privilege to speak up for women and their unborn babies, but that doesn't mean it's always straightforward. Beyond the supportive environment in the office, navigating an…
Lisa Barr
Celebrating a membership legacy
Residing in the leafy suburbs of Surrey, I met Gill and Ken on a sunny autumn morning for breakfast at their home. For a city dweller the gardens could feel intimidatingly impressive, but the couple who greeted me at the door were friendly, inviting, and down to earth. Showing no signs of slowing…
Nicola Morrison
Together, we can be the generation to end human trafficking
There are no exact figures, because this is a hidden crime, but it is estimated that there are 50 million people living in modern slavery worldwide. About 122,000 of them are in the UK. Numbers like this are too vast to really comprehend, which is why when I hear them, I don’t think in terms of…
Tim Nelson
A wing and a prayer
"I was 19 years old when I volunteered for aircrew,” smiles Jack, as he speaks to a reporter about how he first realised his love for aviation. “I thought, ‘If I am going to fight in a war, I may as well do it sitting down!’” he remarked. Jack has so much to celebrate. As he spends a memorable…
Jo Lamb
Celebrating the next generation
I live at YWAM The King’s Lodge, which is a missions sending and training centre located in Nuneaton. We are an all-age, full-time missional community who live together, often representing around 15 nations. We are deeply inspired by a vision that Loren Cunningham, YWAM’s late founder, had as a…
Andy Kennedy
What would the world look like if women were truly cherished?
I heard an interesting phrase recently – someone said, “the unborn baby now advocates for itself”. There is much you could argue with in that sentence, but what they meant by it was this: scientific advancements have come so far, and medical imaging is so good, that no one, not even abortion…
Jo Evans
Sound Church Pastoral & Creative College
The Pastoral & Creative College is a 9 month program taking place 2 days a week at Sound Church, with placement on Sundays. We believe that every student will not only grow in their pastoral or creative gifting & skill and develop a strong theological foundation; but they will also grow…
Ending conversion practices in Scotland: Christian leaders should not be prevented from providing pastoral support
In response to the Scottish Government’s latest proposals on ending conversion practices, Fred Drummond, director of the Evangelical Alliance, Scotland, said: “The Evangelical Alliance welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation on ending conversion practices. No one should be forced…
Scottish Government announces plans to ‘end conversion practices’
In the consultation the government outlined how they intend to end conversion practices – which they describe as “any effort to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity”. These measures are open to consultation before any legislation is brought to the Scottish Parliament and could…
Danny Webster
