Protect babies lives once heartbeat detectable, except in extreme cases
Introduce a bill to protect babies in the womb once a heartbeat is detected. It bans abortion of healthy babies beyond this point, with exceptions for rape, to save the mother’s life, or if the child has a fatal foetal abnormality.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 10,827/100,000
- 07 APR 2026Government respondedMinistry of JusticeGovernment reply
The Government adopts a neutral stance on abortion and has no plans to introduce a bill that would limit abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. This would be a matter for Parliament to decide.
Read full response - 19 MAR 2026Petition closedFinal total: 10,827 signatures
- 19 MAR 202610,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 19 SEPT 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
Science makes it clear that the tiny being developing in the womb is genetically and biologically human. In 2022 over 250,000 of these human unborn babies were aborted in the UK. Several studies show abortion can harm women emotionally and physically. Therefore, to protect both mother and baby, we believe it is time we reviewed and reformed our abortion law.