Petitions/Protect babies lives once heartbeat detectable, except in extreme cases
StatusClosed
Opened19 Sept 2025
Closes19 Mar 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

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.

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.

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Government response

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.

Constituency engagement ranking

Clive Efford
1Clive Efford MP
Eltham and Chislehurst
71
Helen Maguire
2Helen Maguire MP
Epsom and Ewell
60
Emma Reynolds
3Emma Reynolds MP
Wycombe
58
Mr Angus MacDonald
4Mr Angus MacDonald MP
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
57
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
5Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP
Mitcham and Morden
54
Tom Hayes
6Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
51
Steve Race
7Steve Race MP
Exeter
49
Jim Allister
8Jim Allister MP
North Antrim
47
Sarah Green
9Sarah Green MP
Chesham and Amersham
46
Gideon Amos
10Gideon Amos MP
Taunton and Wellington
46
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