In a society that claims to champion equality and the rights of women, we are witnessing a chilling contradiction. While the headlines are filled with talk of progress, the UK’s largest abortion provider, BPAS, is quietly undermining the most fundamental right of all: the right to be born, regardless of your sex.
The recent ‘sex-selective abortions scandal’ has pulled back the curtain on a dark reality. As reported by The Telegraph, BPAS has come under heavy fire for claiming on its website that sex-selective abortion is not actually illegal. Their reasoning? That the law is "silent on the matter."
A Dangerous Deception
The government's guidance to doctors, issued in 2014, is anything but silent. It states clearly:
“Abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal. Gender is not itself a lawful ground under the Abortion Act.”
Yet, BPAS continues to tell women that because the Abortion Act does not specifically prohibit the reason of fetal sex, it is effectively permitted. This is a semantic game played with human lives. Catherine Robinson of Right to Life UK rightly called this advice "irresponsible," noting that it "risks normalising sex-selective terminations and is likely encouraging abortions sought purely because of a baby’s sex."
When we allow abortion providers to dictate their own legal interpretations, we leave vulnerable women - particularly in communities where there is intense cultural pressure to produce a son - without the legal "shield" they need to protect their daughters.
As Dame Jasvinder Sanghera noted, it is time to “stop turning a blind eye because of cultural sensitivities or the fear of being accused of racism.”
Celebrating The "Death Circuit"
While the lobbyists push for legal "vacuums," the culture behind the clinic doors is often even more disturbing. We recently saw the wretched sight of Australian comedian Geraldine Hickey posting a "celebration" on social media.
In a post that has sickened many, Hickey shared a photo with the caption: "Took my wife out for fancy dinner to celebrate her doing 300 abortions for the year!"
Is this the "healthcare" we are told to respect? A milestone of 300 lives ended, treated as a reason for a "fancy dinner"? It reveals a staggering lack of humanity (reminiscent of the recent Lily Allen outrage) that often goes hand-in-hand with the industry's push for total decriminalisation.
142 Million Women And Girls Are Missing.
Yes you read that correctly.
The global scale of sex-selective abortion is a chilling testament to what happens when the "right to choose" is weaponised against the female child. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an estimated 142.6 million women are currently "missing" from the global population due to gender-biased sex selection, female infanticide, and deliberate neglect.
This demographic catastrophe is most acute in China and India, which account for the vast majority of these losses. In China, the legacy of the One-Child Policy - combined with a deep-seated son preference - has resulted in approximately 72.3 million missing women, while India follows with 45.8 million missing from its census.
Of these 142.6 million missing women globally, expert analysis from the UNFPA indicates that over 1.2 million girls are lost to sex-selective abortion every single year. This accounts for between 50% and 60% of the total (pages 48 - 55 of the UNFPA report). In China the estimates are that abortion is responsible for 90% of these deaths, and in India it’s approximately two thirds.
This suggests that prenatal targeting is now the primary driver of gender imbalance worldwide and that at least 71 million baby girls have been killed in the womb across the globe…just because they are girls!
The Ripple Effect Victimising Women and Girls Everywhere
The consequences of this "gendercide" extend far beyond the loss of individual lives; they destabilise entire societies. Research by the Pew Research Center indicates that in India alone, at least 9 million unborn baby girls were aborted between 2000 and 2019 solely because of their sex.
This has created a massive gender imbalance, leading to a surplus of men who are unable to find spouses - a phenomenon the World Bank has linked to increased rates of sex trafficking, violence against women, and forced marriages. When organisations like BPAS suggest that the law is "silent" on sex selection in the UK, they are flirting with an ideology that has already systematically eliminated tens of millions of girls across the globe and caused irrevocable harm to millions more.
Clause 191: The "Lawless" Amendment
This devaluation of the unborn is the driving force behind Clause 191 of the Crime and Policing Bill. Tabled by Tonia Antoniazzi MP and backed by BPAS, this amendment seeks to remove women from the criminal law regarding their own abortions at any gestation.
If Clause 191 passes, the legal vacuum BPAS is currently pretending exists will become a reality. De facto, sex-selective abortion would become impossible to prosecute, as a woman could induce her own abortion at home for any reason - including the "wrong" sex - right up to the moment of birth.
ACT NOW
The House of Lords will debate this radical move on 27 January 2026.
Pray for the Peers in the House of Lords to have the courage to oppose this clause.
Support the Amendments: Please take 30 seconds to fill in your details here and support Right To Life’s campaign to back baroness Monckton’s amendment.
Sign the Petition: Add your name to the The Heartbeat Bill petition to show Parliament that we reject this radicalism.
Write to Your Peers: Use this template from SPUC and remember to highlight information from this article and our baby loss awareness page. Remind them that the sixth commandment—You shall not murder—must be the heartbeat of our laws.
Find out how your MP voted and contact them urging them to vote against clause 191 when the Crime and Policing bill returns to the House of Commons.
If you are an MP or a Peer, it's not too late to protect women and children by voting to remove clause 191 when the Crime and Policing bill amendments are debated in each House.
Please read and share with your colleagues the briefings below:
A briefing on Clause 191 of the Crime and Policing Bill (SPUC)
Evidence of Abortion Harming Women (CBR UK)
We are at a crossroads. Will we continue to follow the lead of organisations that celebrate "death circuits" and legalise the targeting of baby girls? Or will we stand for the "Royal Law of Love" and protect the most vulnerable among us?
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