Abortion Act (1967)

, 4–7, 10, 12, 19, 24–33, 35, 91, 100, 107, 184, 185

Abortion cultures

, 54, 60, 67, 99, 115, 124, 169–174, 180, 182, 190, 196

abortion as attack on nation

, 88, 177, 184–187

‘culture of death’ and ‘culture of life’

, 170–174

hope and despair

, 70, 100, 111, 178–181

religious advocates against moral decline

, 181–184

‘spiritual warfare’ against ‘the evil enemy’

, 88, 174–178

Abortion ‘industry’

, 30, 74, 100–101, 182–183

profits

, 27–28, 30, 74, 182, 190–191

Abortion law (See also Politics)

, 4–5

Abortion Act, See Abortion Act, 1967

Bourne judgement

, 22, 32

Malicious Shooting and Stabbing Act (1803)

, 20

Northern Ireland

, 2, 3, 5

Offences Against the Persons Act (1837)

, 20

Offences Against the Person Act (1861) (OAPA)

, 4, 8, 20, 24–25, 32

Abortion Law Reform Association (ALRA)

, 6, 22–26, 30

Abortion procedures

, 21, 24, 27–28, 75, 109, 131, 176

Abortion providers

, 20–21, 28–29, 33–35, 55, 74, 85, 87–88, 166, 177, 184, 199, 201–202

BPAS

, 88, 131, 184

GP surgeries

, 50, 132

hospital

, 50, 58, 92, 113, 116, 130–131, 133, 139, 150

MSI

, 131

NHS, See National Health Service

regulations 5

, 28–29

Abortion Recovery Care and Helpline (ARCH)

, 99

Abortion regret

, 9, 69–70, 74, 77, 80, 87, 89, 99, 108, 130, 176, 179, 195

Abortion Support Network

, 157, 161

Absolutist stance

, 12, 16, 29–30, 91, 104–110, 171

Adoption

, 97, 106–108, 111, 135

Adultery

, 176

Anti-religious sentiments

, 151, 157–158, 162, 197

Assaults by anti-abortion activists, See Prosecution

Atheist Bus Campaign

, 14–15

Babies for Burning

, 28–29

Birkett Committee, See Politics

Bodily autonomy

, 46, 48, 111, 164, 195, 204

agency

, 49

Both Lives Matter

, 11, 200

Britain First

, 184

British Humanist Association

, 14

British Medical Association (BMA)

, 21, 26

British Medical Journal

, 24

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), See Abortion providers

Bufferzones

, 1, 17, 42, 79, 97, 143–144, 147, 152–153, 166, 168, 196–197, 200–202, 204

Ealing Council Consultation

, 1, 142–144, 146, 152–153, 165, 196–7, 201

Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)

, 1, 142, 144, 152–3, 196–197, 201

Catholic Church

, 12, 20, 23, 26–27, 40, 44, 46, 51, 60, 83–85, 94, 109, 126, 129–130, 150, 152, 155, 160–161, 167, 170–172, 175, 180, 192, 197

hierarchy

, 12, 23, 41, 44, 170–172, 192, 197

Catholic moral teaching

, 41

Centre for Bioethical Reform UK (CBR)

, 100–102, 114, 166, 174, 186, 200

Christian Concern

, 200

Church (community)

, 10, 12, 14, 32, 53, 60–1, 116, 126, 129, 130, 152–156, 192–193

cathedrals

, 13, 51, 171

chapel

, 50, 88

Church Assembly Board for Social Responsibility

, 25

Church of England (CofE)

, 4, 9–11, 13, 22–23, 25, 47, 153, 192

Church of Ireland

, 11

Church of Scotland

, 192

Clergy

, 1, 32, 39, 58, 61–62, 64–65, 83, 77–78, 84–85, 157, 179, 186, 193, 197

Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion

, 46

Co-operative Women’s Guilds

, 25

Coercion. (See also Abortion cultures)

, 1, 55, 73–74, 85, 93, 97, 102, 153, 196, 198

Colonialism

, 8, 102, 111, 185

Contraception

, 24–25, 41, 45, 54–55, 60, 67, 81, 154, 156, 170–2, 195

Core Issues Trust

, 15

Counselling. (See also Pavement counselling)

, 32–35, 134–5

Crisis Pregnancy Centres (CPC)

, 30, 79, 128, 130, 200

‘Culture of death’

, 115, 169–174, 180, 190

‘Culture of life’

, 169–174, 180

Dad’s Army

, 14

Decriminalisation

, 4–5, 7, 182

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

, 173, 187

Department of Health and Social Security

, 33

Distress (See also Abortion regret)

, 16, 85, 131, 141–144, 155, 162–164, 180, 196, 205

DNA

, 94–97

Dulgheriu and Orthova v. London Borough of Ealing

, 196

Ealing Council Consultation, See Bufferzones

Ensoulment

, 94, 96, 170

Equal rights

, 14–16, 30, 34–35, 40, 46–47, 63, 93–94, 96, 105–111, 181, 190, 198

Equality Act

, 15, 63, 190

Evangelical Alliance

, 11–12

Evangelium Vitae, See Papal Documents and People

Every Sperm is Sacred, See Monty Python

‘Evil influences’

, 16, 34, 47, 50, 85, 87–8, 103, 117, 139, 155, 171–172, 174–8, 180, 184, 186–187, 191, 196

demons

, 117, 193, 175

exorcise

, 193

Satan/ devil

, 87–88, 174–175, 177

Feminist Fightback

, 155, 164

Foetal anomaly

, 24, 31, 35, 91, 104–106, 111, 190, 195

Foetal death

, 91, 100–104, 111

Foetal images

, 9, 92–3, 101–2, 128

graphic images

, 11, 32, 100–4, 128, 132, 143–4, 146, 150, 173, 175

ultra-sound scans

, 25, 56, 92

40 Days for Life (40DFL)

, 79, 87, 92, 102, 103, 114–116, 132, 145, 153–154, 156–158, 163, 166, 200–201

Free Presbyterian Church

, 173

Gender ideology. (See also Sexuality)

, 98, 171–172, 174, 182, 190

commercialisation

, 172

feminism

, 172

gender roles/complementarity

, 175

individualisation

, 182

General Medical Council

, 29

Good Counsel Network (GCN)

, 88, 128, 143, 165–166, 200

Harassment

, 7–8, 39, 42, 50, 138, 141–142, 144–6, 152, 154, 160, 162–3, 167, 205

Helpers of God’s Precious Infants (HOGPI)

, 114–116, 150–151, 155, 200

Human Fertilization and Embryology Act

, 31

Humanae Vitae, See Papal documents and people

Humour

, 14, 141, 156–161, 193

Hymns

, 115, 119, 151, 155

Immigration, See Nationalism

Informing Choices NI

, 200

Intensive motherhood

, 43, 194–195

Irish Freedom Party

, 187

Ku Klux Klan ceremonies

, 38

Lane Committee, See Politics

League of National Life

, 22

Learning opportunities for activists

, 110–111

LifeStream (See also March for Life)

, 64–65, 72

Lived religion

, 15, 37–39, 42, 49, 51, 60, 66, 113–114, 122, 190–192, 199

Local residents

, 42, 137, 143–146, 152–153, 166, 168

pedestrians

, 100, 102, 131–133, 136, 142, 146–9, 160

March for Life (MFL)

, 53, 55, 60, 63, 64, 66, 72, 76, 85, 88, 93, 97–99, 110, 126–127, 148, 150, 166, 171, 177, 180, 185–6, 201, 202

March for their Lives

, 187

Marriage

, 22, 34, 41, 44–45, 54–55, 67, 73, 74, 99, 123, 171, 172, 183, 194

Masculinity

, 55, 73, 98, 111, 149, 179, 194

emasculated

, 98, 172, 194

fatherhood

, 55, 67, 98, 84, 145, 172, 179, 194

Material objects. (See also Rosary beads)

, 16, 38–40, 48–50, 63, 113–139, 144, 147, 150–151, 155, 167, 174–175, 191–193, 200, 204

anti-abortion signs. (See also Our Lady of Guadalupe)

, 7, 56, 71, 100–101, 114, 128, 132–3, 143–144, 147, 159–60, 171, 187, 200–201

pro-choice signs

, 143–144, 147, 150–157, 167

Media

, 3, 25, 27–29, 32, 34, 70, 143, 147, 203–204

Mental health issues, (See also Post-abortion syndrome)

, 2, 4, 7, 16, 21–22, 24, 33–34, 59, 69, 75–78, 81–82, 85, 87, 99, 104, 130, 190, 195

foetal centric grief

, 9, 77–78, 81, 85, 176, 195

Methodist Church

, 11, 153

Militancy

, 32, 39

Modern Churchman’s Union

, 23

Monty Python

, 14, 156, 158, 159

Moral regulation movements

, 33–35, 75, 88, 176, 182

worldviews of

, 189–191

Mothers’ Union

, 22

MSI Reproductive Choices, See Abortion providers

National Abortion Campaign

, 30

National Health Service (NHS)

, 2, 5, 27, 30, 50, 54, 74, 80, 81, 131, 183, 191

website

, 80

National Union of Townswomen Guilds

, 25

Nationalism

, 11, 49, 169, 171, 185–187

immigration

, 13, 185, 187, 190

Nazi

, 28

Holocaust

, 25

Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT)

, 10, 12

Operation Rescue

, 19, 32

Our Lady of Guadalupe

, 16, 48, 49, 113–115, 125–130, 139, 151, 155, 174

Papal documents and people

, 45, 51, 54, 60, 67, 156, 170

Evangelium Vitae

, 44, 170, 171

Humanae Vitae

, 55, 60, 170–171

Declaration on Procured Abortion

, 171

Papal Birth Control Commission

, 170

Pope Benedict XVI

, 172

Pope Francis

, 12, 44

Pope John Paul II

, 170–171

Pope Paul VI

, 170

Pope Pius IX

, 170

Pope Pius XII

, 23

Sacred Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith

, 171

Parish/Parishioners, See Church (community)

Pavement counselling

, 73, 113–116, 130, 132–139, 164

Politics

, 3, 5–7, 10, 25, 30, 34, 173, 181, 187, 193

Alton Bill

, 31

Birkett Committee

, 22, 23

Corrie Bill

, 29–31

Digby Bill

, 26

Lane Committee

, 27–29, 33

National Health Service and Social Care Bill

, 33

Northern Ireland Assembly

, 3, 5, 35

Parliament

, 3, 5, 7, 22–23, 26, 28–31, 34–35, 143

Scottish Parliament

, 5

Serious Crime Bill

, 34

Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill

, 35

Welsh Assembly

, 5

White Bill

, 28–31

Post Abortion Support for Everyone (PASE)

, 82, 98

Post-abortion syndrome (PAS)

, 7, 34, 73, 78, 81–82, 87, 99, 179

Poverty

, 3, 6, 22, 24, 30, 44, 184, 190

Prayer

, 1–3, 38, 50, 53, 58–64, 70, 74, 80, 84–85, 87–88, 102–104, 113–126, 130, 132–135, 137, 139, 142–145, 148, 150–165, 167, 175, 177, 180–181, 191, 193, 200, 204–206

Prayer witness

, 88, 103, 116, 117, 118, 163

Precious Life

, 32, 200

Presbyterian Church

, 10–11, 173

Priest, See Clergy

Prosecution

, 4–5, 19–20, 22–24, 32, 145

arrest

, 22, 32, 145

Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), See Bufferzones

Racism, See also Nationalism

, 30, 38, 159, 185

Rape, See Sexual Crime

Relationships, (See also Marriage)

, 6, 14, 54, 73–4, 80, 183

Reproductive justice

, 46, 155, 167, 175–176, 194–196, 197, 198

reproductive rights

, 5, 7, 30, 35, 47, 50, 101, 152, 160

Rescues UK

, 32

Roe v Wade Supreme Court judgement

, 9, 198

Rosary beads

, 16, 38–39, 48, 53, 88, 113, 115–122, 135, 139, 151, 157, 191, 192, 194, 204, 206

Sacred commitments

, 16, 37, 40–48, 50, 51, 58, 69–75, 80, 89, 92, 95, 114, 155, 167, 169, 172, 175, 178–181, 189, 194–197, 204

Satanist

, 88

Saves

, 23, 25, 34, 65, 84, 98, 104, 115, 134, 145, 175, 166, 193, 204

Science

, 20, 34, 38, 63–67, 70, 72–73, 75, 81, 89, 92–97, 181

Scotland Act 1998

, 5

Scotland Act 2016

, 5

Scottish Abortion Campaign

, 30

Sex selection

, 33–35

Sexual crime

, 2, 3, 11, 21–22, 77, 81, 91, 104, 106–8, 111, 142, 195

Sexuality, (See also Gender ideology)

, 11–15, 23–24, 41, 45, 54–55, 67, 73–74, 77, 85, 98, 125–126, 129, 149, 153, 155, 156, 170–172, 182–183, 193–194, 199

chastity

, 183

Sin

, 11, 34, 46–47, 56, 59–60, 63, 75–79, 82–89, 123, 174–177, 182, 191

Sister Supporter

, 143–145, 149, 164–166, 201

Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC)

, 22, 25–32, 66, 76, 150, 200

Society of Pius X

, 143–144

Spiritual harm.

, 16, 55, 69, 82–89, 104, 195

Stigma

, 3, 8, 44, 193, 198

Stonewall

, 14–15

Stop Gendercide

, 34

Substance abuse

, 6, 76, 80, 99

Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association (UPAA)

, 32

Ultra-sacrificial motherhood

, 15, 16, 37, 42–45, 51, 55, 69–70, 73, 75, 80, 85–86, 89, 91, 108, 111, 124–125, 129, 142, 167, 173, 175, 178–179, 189–191, 194–196

UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

, 5

United Nations Human Rights Committee

, 65

Vicar of Dibley, The

, 14

Virgin Mary. (See also Our Lady of Guadalupe)

, 44–45, 48–49, 64, 113–114, 116, 120–129, 143, 156–157, 194

significance

, 123–130

Westminster Catholic Federation

, 22

Women’s Liberation Movement

, 30