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Life (UK organisation)
Life is an anti-abortion organization and maternal support charity based in the United Kingdom. The charity was founded in 1970 by husband and wife Jack and Nuala Scarisbrick. Catholics and evangelicals form the majority of Life's membership and support. For the year ended June 2021 the charity had a turnover of £3.4 million.
The charity was founded by Jack and Nuala Scarisbrick in August 1970 in response to the passage of the Abortion Act 1967, which legalised abortion in the United Kingdom. Life has stated its mission is to "not give up until those facing difficult pregnancies can choose life and abortion is a thing of the past"; the National Catholic Register described it as a group "dedicated to the removal of the Abortion Act from the country’s statute books".
Initially run out of their family home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the Scarisbricks hosted expectant mothers who were waiting to enter the local maternity hospital. Life later expanded, establishing hospices, crisis pregnancy centres, and accommodations for single mothers in the rest of the country.
In 2016, the charity launched a marketing campaign called "Ignite", expanding its online presence and rebranding its website (which it called a "re-birth") in an attempt to counter abortion-rights service providers, such as the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes International. In an announcement for the campaign, Life said, "Our new strategy will meet these women where they’re at – making contact with the girl who’s about to book an abortion with one click on her smartphone", aiming to stop women from getting on "the abortion provider’s conveyor belt".
Nuala Scarisbrick was national administrator of Life until 2017, when she stepped down due to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Her husband, Jack, also stepped down as chairman of Life that year.
Life offers counselling and support on pregnancy and pregnancy loss, practical support for pregnant women experiencing homelessness, and education on abortion and other pregnancy-related topics. The charity's flagship activities include a national advice hotline and a series of shelters for young expectant mothers.
Life opposes abortion and has lobbied against the practice in the United Kingdom, including by giving talks in schools. Co-founder Nuala Scarisbrick was quoted as saying that political opposition to abortion must always be accompanied by "real, meaningful support to women in crisis pregnancies". Life has also opposed experimentation based on the cloning of embryos.
In accordance with its charitable status, Life does not undertake political campaigning in its own right. Nevertheless, the organisation has been associated with the Alive and Kicking campaign, an umbrella group of anti-abortion organisations, and the Care Not Killing alliance, a coalition of anti-euthanasia campaigners from many different backgrounds, including anti-abortion organisations, parliamentarians, medical professionals, and religious groups.
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Life (UK organisation)
Life is an anti-abortion organization and maternal support charity based in the United Kingdom. The charity was founded in 1970 by husband and wife Jack and Nuala Scarisbrick. Catholics and evangelicals form the majority of Life's membership and support. For the year ended June 2021 the charity had a turnover of £3.4 million.
The charity was founded by Jack and Nuala Scarisbrick in August 1970 in response to the passage of the Abortion Act 1967, which legalised abortion in the United Kingdom. Life has stated its mission is to "not give up until those facing difficult pregnancies can choose life and abortion is a thing of the past"; the National Catholic Register described it as a group "dedicated to the removal of the Abortion Act from the country’s statute books".
Initially run out of their family home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the Scarisbricks hosted expectant mothers who were waiting to enter the local maternity hospital. Life later expanded, establishing hospices, crisis pregnancy centres, and accommodations for single mothers in the rest of the country.
In 2016, the charity launched a marketing campaign called "Ignite", expanding its online presence and rebranding its website (which it called a "re-birth") in an attempt to counter abortion-rights service providers, such as the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes International. In an announcement for the campaign, Life said, "Our new strategy will meet these women where they’re at – making contact with the girl who’s about to book an abortion with one click on her smartphone", aiming to stop women from getting on "the abortion provider’s conveyor belt".
Nuala Scarisbrick was national administrator of Life until 2017, when she stepped down due to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Her husband, Jack, also stepped down as chairman of Life that year.
Life offers counselling and support on pregnancy and pregnancy loss, practical support for pregnant women experiencing homelessness, and education on abortion and other pregnancy-related topics. The charity's flagship activities include a national advice hotline and a series of shelters for young expectant mothers.
Life opposes abortion and has lobbied against the practice in the United Kingdom, including by giving talks in schools. Co-founder Nuala Scarisbrick was quoted as saying that political opposition to abortion must always be accompanied by "real, meaningful support to women in crisis pregnancies". Life has also opposed experimentation based on the cloning of embryos.
In accordance with its charitable status, Life does not undertake political campaigning in its own right. Nevertheless, the organisation has been associated with the Alive and Kicking campaign, an umbrella group of anti-abortion organisations, and the Care Not Killing alliance, a coalition of anti-euthanasia campaigners from many different backgrounds, including anti-abortion organisations, parliamentarians, medical professionals, and religious groups.