This year is the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act in the UK. Sr Roseann is answering 50 questions about abortion, to mark the 50th anniversary.
Question 23: “What under the law is the most common ground for abortion in Scotland and what are the numbers involved?”
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Please join us in praying for the pro-life cause this Wednesday 21st June evening. Mass will be celebrated by Fr Noel Burke.
The programme for the evening is: Eucharistic adoration 6-7 pm, Rosary 7 pm, Mass 7:30 pm. Followed by refreshments. Join us for as little or as much of the evening as you can.
Venue: Blessed John Duns Scotus RC Church, 270 Ballater Street, Gorbals, Glasgow, G5 0YT
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50 Questions About Abortion: 22 – At what gestational age are most abortions performed in Scotland?
This year is the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act in the UK. Sr Roseann is answering 50 questions about abortion, to mark the 50th anniversary.
Question 22: “At what gestational age are most abortions performed in Scotland?”
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We had a great day on the St Margaret’s Pilgrimage 2017 in Dunfermline. Here’s a video of the event, which does feature Sr Andrea! Next year’s pilgrimage will take place on Sunday 10 June 2018. See you then! St Margaret of Scotland, pray for us.
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Knights of St Columba Help
Thanks to 3 volunteers from the University cell of the Knights of St Columba who came over last week to help us check, clean and assemble cots to be given to families we help. The Knights of St Columba are always supportive of us and we enjoy seeing them at our monthly Pro-Life Masses.
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Amazon Wish List
One of our supporters brought to our attention that Amazon do these wishlists and suggested if there was anything that we were in need of, then why not create a list.
If anyone would like to donate anything from the wishlist to go towards our mums and babies then your help would be greatly appreciated.
Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/26XEFLEPT276J/ref=cm_wl_list_o_0
Thank you 🙂
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This year is the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act in the UK. Sr Roseann is answering 50 questions about abortion, to mark the 50th anniversary.
Question 21: “Surely abortion is a simple procedure and the earlier it’s done the better?”
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This years National Pilgrimage to Dunfermline, in honour of St Margaret of Scotland, is on Sunday 11th June 2017.
We are leaving from Glasgow at 10 am. If anybody wants a lift from Glasgow to Dunfermline, please phone or email as soon as possible 0141 433 2680 gospeloflifesisters@googlemail.com
The programme for the day is:
10 am: Pilgrims arrive and there will be regular guided tours of sites associated with St Margaret. Covered area in Pittencrief Park available for lunch.
2 pm: Procession led by Archbishop Cushley with the relic of St Margaret, leaves Pittencrief Park to walk through the streets of Dunfermline to St Margaret’s Memorial Church
3 pm: Holy Mass at St Margaret’s Memorial Church, followed by blessings with St Margaret’s relic
“This will be a real family event to which everybody in Scotland – not just Catholics – are invited given that St Margaret is an inspirational figure for all Scots as well as a heavenly protectress of the people of our land,” said Fr Chris Heenan, Parish Priest of St Margaret’s Memorial Church.
The roots of the summer pilgrimage dates back to June 1250 when the relics of Saint Margaret were translated to a new shrine in Dunfermline Abbey following her canonisation that year by Pope Innocent IV. An annual summer pilgrimage to Dunfermline soon emerged becoming a celebrated fixture within Scottish national life until the late 16th century. It was then re-established in 1899 and continued again until 1974. The pilgrimage was revived in 2015, after an absence 41 years.
http://stmargaretsdunfermline.co.uk/events/st-margarets-national-pilgrimage-2017/
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Number of abortions:
12,063 abortions were carried out in Scotland in 2016 (11.6 per 1000 women), a similar number as in 2015 (12,134 abortions). The rate of abortion in England and Wales is higher (17.0 per 1000 women).
In 1968, when the Abortion Act was implemented, there were 1500 abortions. The number of abortions then steadily increased to a peak of 13,908 abortions in 2008. Since 2008 the number of abortions was falling, until a rise again last year.
Age group:
The highest rate of abortion in 2016 was for women in their 20’s, with 19.1 abortions per 1000 women aged 20-24 years old and 15.9 abortions per 1000 women aged 25 to 29 years old.
In the age group 30-39 years, there was a rise of 17.5% in the rate of abortion in 2015. The rate has stayed about the same in 2016.
The rate of abortion in teenagers has been falling since 2007. The abortion rate in under 16 year olds was 1.5 per 1000 girls. The abortion rate in 16-19 year olds was 14.6 per 1000.
Method of abortion:
Medical abortions (using drugs) were allowed in the UK since 1991, in 1992 16.4% of abortions were medical. In 2016, 82.9% of all abortions carried out were medical, 17.1% of abortions carried out were surgical.
73.5% of abortions took place under 9 weeks gestation.
Repeat abortions:
1/3 abortions are carried out in women who have previously had an abortion.
Reasons for abortion:
The vast majority of abortions are carried out due to social reasons (98.2% = 11,841 abortions).
Disability accounted for 1.8% of all abortions in 2016:
There were 214 abortions on the ground of risk of disability, which is the highest number yet. 75 were for chromosomal abnormalities (eg. Down’s syndrome), 49 were for conditions of the nervous system (eg. spina bifida), and 51 were for other structural abnormalities (eg. heart defect, kidney abnormality).
8 abortions (0.07% of all abortions) were carried out because there was a serious risk to the mother’s life.
For the full report, please click on this link https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Sexual-Health/Publications/2017-05-30/2017-05-30-Terminations-2016-Report.pdf?96633547545
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This year is the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act in the UK. Sr Roseann is answering 50 questions about abortion, to mark the 50th anniversary.
Question 20: “What if a mother simply doesn’t want to be pregnant?”
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