Press release


Pregnancy support charity Life launches Emergency Appeal to assist women in unexpected pregnancies during cost-of-living crisis

The pregnancy support charity Life is launching its Emergency Appeal to assist women in crisis with unexpected pregnancies during cost-of-living pressures. The number of abortions in England and Wales has reached a record high, with a quarter of a million abortions in a year, directly correlated with the cost-of-living crisis. The financial climate makes it… Read more »

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Life statement on our services

Here is our full statement to The Observer about our services: Kerry Smart, Life CEO, said: “Life is a national pregnancy support charity creating a world where no one faces pregnancy or pregnancy loss alone. Our person-centred online pregnancy listening service was inspired by the Samaritans and is non-coercive and non-judgmental. The charity is an… Read more »

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Support protection for pregnant women and new mothers

Life welcomes and urges Government support for a bill tabled yesterday by Maria Miller, MP seeking to protect women who are pregnant or on maternity leave from being discriminated against by employers. Ms Miller’s 10-minute-rule bill, the Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill seeks to prohibit employers from making women redundant from the time they are pregnant… Read more »

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