Abortion remains the biggest cause of death worldwide

Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide for the fifth year in a row.

Figures compiled by Worldometer indicate that abortion claimed more than 44 million lives in 2023. By comparison, infectious diseases were responsible for the second highest number of deaths at 13 million, followed by cancer at 8 million.

Worldometer estimated that all other causes of death totalled over 60 million last year – meaning abortion accounted for more than 40 per cent of all deaths.

‘Horrific’

The figures are similar to 2022. At that time, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children said: “Despite several key pro-life victories in 2022, 44 million deaths due to abortion is a horrific death toll.

“It reveals the staggering contradiction at the heart of the world’s current situation, one claiming to value life while assenting to the killing of millions of innocent lives.”

“Ultimately, we are fighting to save lives, and even one life saved is a victory.”

Westminster

Pro-abortion MPs attempting to hijack the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales.

Following the Bill’s first parliamentary debate, Labour MP Dame Diana Johnson tabled an amendment to remove “women from the criminal law related to abortion”.

Her colleague Stella Creasy also pushed for regulations to make “whatever changes appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or appropriate for the decriminalisation of abortion”.

Although both MPs claimed their proposals would not allow abortion up to birth, it would mean that no woman could be prosecuted for using home abortion pills to kill her unborn baby even after the current ten week limit.

Unsupervised

In Britain, abortion is legal for most reasons up to 24 weeks.

Temporary regulations from the coronavirus pandemic allowing women who are less than ten weeks pregnant to take abortion pills without medical supervision became permanent in 2022, following pressure from pro-abortion activists.