--- title: Law and statistics date: 2023-12-14T16:59:00+00:00 author: Lisa Curry canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics" section: Pages --- #### Who are we? ### Law and statistics: ##### [ ![Legislation matters](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 87](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Untitled-design-87.png) ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/legislation) [#### Legislation matters ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/legislation) Learn about abortion legislation across the UK [ Find out more ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/legislation) [](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/legislation) [ ![Statistics](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 57](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Untitled-design-57_2024-01-04-163621_eznl.png) ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/statistics) [#### Statistics ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/statistics) Numbers matter: learn about abortion statistics across the UK [ View statistics ](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/statistics) [](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives/statistics/statistics) Both Lives is a collaborative movement of individuals and organisations from diverse social, political, and religious backgrounds. We began in 2017 as a campaign co-founded by the EA in Northern Ireland and now exist as a UK-wide initiative of the Evangelical Alliance. Our starting point in every pregnancy is to emphasise that both lives always matter. This profoundly simple core value helps us respond to and speak about the difficult and contentious issues of pregnancy crises and abortion. **We stand:** **WITH** Women & Children: We stand with women and children, and in doing so, we advocate for laws in Northern Ireland which protect the life, health and dignity of them both. The unborn child is either a human being with all the rights that entails or not — there is no in-between category. **FOR** Better Services. We want to see world leading pregnancy care for every woman, child and family. No one should feel pressured to make a decision because they lack the necessary support. Let’s change that. **READY** To Change Culture: Some say progress on human rights is measured by the choice to end human life. Let’s rehumanise the conversation. ### Explore more... [ ![277,970 lives terminated by abortion in England and Wales in 2023](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Untitled-772-x-564-px-2.png) ![Untitled 772 x 564 px 2](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Untitled-772-x-564-px-2.png) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/277-970-lives-terminated-by-abortion-in-england-and-wales-in-2023) [#### 277,970 lives terminated by abortion in England and Wales in 2023 ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/277-970-lives-terminated-by-abortion-in-england-and-wales-in-2023) Both Lives UK lead Dawn McAvoy unpacks the latest abortion statistics for England and Wales [ ![Dawn McAvoy](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/dawn-mcavoy) [ Dawn McAvoy ](/author/dawn-mcavoy) 15 January 2026 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/277-970-lives-terminated-by-abortion-in-england-and-wales-in-2023) [ ![Scotland’s abortion law review is well underway](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) ![Inside Holyrood Parliament](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/37302810772_4d0cd10dd4_o.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/scotlands-abortion-law-review-is-well-underway) [#### Scotland’s abortion law review is well underway ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/scotlands-abortion-law-review-is-well-underway) The Scottish Government have commissioned a review on abortion laws – here's what you need to know [ ![Alicia Edmund](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/alicia-edmund) [ Alicia Edmund ](/author/alicia-edmund) 20 September 2024 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/scotlands-abortion-law-review-is-well-underway) [ ![Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion](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) ![House of Commons Speaker](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/House-of-Commons-Speaker_2025-06-18-152314_blwx.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-votes-to-legalise-unsafe-and-dangerous-abortion) [#### Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-votes-to-legalise-unsafe-and-dangerous-abortion) Both 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 [ ![Dawn McAvoy](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/dawn-mcavoy) [ Dawn McAvoy ](/author/dawn-mcavoy) 18 June 2025 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-votes-to-legalise-unsafe-and-dangerous-abortion) [ ![What the decriminalisation of abortion really means in practice](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) ![C45f4f1f 80d2 4277 9a41 a03f3c1a0d6a](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/c45f4f1f-80d2-4277-9a41-a03f3c1a0d6a.png) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-the-decriminalisation-of-abortion-really-means-in-practice) [#### What the decriminalisation of abortion really means in practice ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-the-decriminalisation-of-abortion-really-means-in-practice) Evangelicals must speak up and speak out for both lives; women and the unborn [ ![Mark Gilmore](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/mark-gilmore) [ Mark Gilmore ](/author/mark-gilmore) 12 June 2025 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-the-decriminalisation-of-abortion-really-means-in-practice) #### Meet the team