White Flower emblem

A scandal of contemporary British society is the abortion industry and the euthanasia lobby.
SPUC - Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is the main Christian opposition with the following aims:

1. To affirm, defend and promote the existence and value of human life from the moment of conception until natural death, and to protect human life whether born or unborn.
2. To reassert the principle laid down in the United Nation's "Declaration of the Rights of the Child"(1959) that "the child by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth.
3. To defend, assist and promote the life and welfare of mothers during pregnancy and of their unborn children from the time of conception.

This week, in the parish, is local White Flower Appeal on behalf of the society.

In Germany during World War II Sophie Scholl and her young student friends formed The White Rose Movement and helped to alert Germans to the inhumane policies of that time. The six leaders of the movement were arrested, tried and executed between February and October 1943. Their inspiring story is told in the film "Sophie Scholl".

SPUC's White Flower emblem remains a symbol of the struggle for justice on behalf of the vulnerable humans affected by the inhumane practices of abortion and euthanasia today.

In addition to political and educational work SPUC offers the following services:

1. British Victims of Abortion for men and women hurt by abortion.

2. No Less Human for disabled people, their families and carers - taking a positive position on disability.

3. Patients First Network for vulnerable people at risk from euthanasia.

4. Safe at School for parents and teachers concerned about anti-life education in schools.