
Pro-lifers are calling on new SNP leader Humza Yousaf to abandon his support for the decriminalisation of abortion in Scotland.
Earlier this month, Yousaf said on Twitter that he planned to bring forward decriminalisation proposals in the current parliamentary term.
Right to Life UK warned that the changes will permit abortion on demand for any reason up to the point of birth in Scotland, including sex-selective abortion.
Under current law, abortion is a crime in Scotland but exemptions allow it to be available on request up to 24 weeks, with the approval of two doctors.
Recent polling from Savanta ComRes found that only 1% of British women support abortion up to birth or extending the upper time limit beyond 24 weeks.
In the same tweet, Yousaf also expressed his “unequivocal” support for Green MSP Gillian Mackay’s bill…