Christians gathered in Parliament Square on Tuesday evening to call for the end of abortions among women who lack decision making capacities.
On Monday, Court of Appeal judges overturned a ruling of the Court of Protection (which makes decision for those who can’t make them for themselves) on the future of a mentally ill woman’s pregnancy.
The woman, in her twenties, is around 22 weeks pregnant and the circumstances around the conception are unclear.
Staff at the NHS trust in the London area caring for her wanted to terminate the pregnancy, saying it would be in her ‘best interests’.
They argued it would cause more harm if the preganncy went ahead as the woman has a mental age of between six and nine and that she would not know the difference between having a baby and having a doll.
The woman’s Catholic mother launched an appeal against the termination decision on Monday and won, with the call being made by Lord Justice McCombe, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson.
The woman’s mother had also offered to look after the child herself.
Pro-life supporters have been celebrating but also saying that she will not be the only woman in this position.
Among those rejoicing at the overturned decision is Sister Rosanne, who works at a crisis pregnancy centre in Glasgow and helps women who’ve had abortions.
She told Premier’s News Hour: “Her mother would have known…
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