Category: Reproductive Rights
Humanist society unveils scale of evangelical lobbying at Holyrood in Herald article on fight for abortion decriminalisation
Our Policy and Campaigns Officer Joe explained to Neil Mackay that the scale of lobbying by evangelical groups at Scottish parliament drastically increased over the last parliamentary term, with another jump likely across 2026-31. Humanist Society has explained to investigative…
Humanist Society responds as footage reveals Reform UK’s new Health Committee Convenor comparing pregnant women to feral cats
Last week’s Herald exclusive shows extraordinary anti-abortion views and language of incoming chair of Holyrood’s Health, Social Care, and Sport Committee, Helen McDade of Reform UK. Reform UK has scored a massive coup over recent weeks in obtaining the chairs of the…
Humanist Society Interview series: Jill Wood of Engender on decriminalising abortion
We are proud to be part of Let’s change the Act, the campaign to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland. We caught up with Jill Wood, Policy Manager at Engender, the organisation spearheading the campaign, to get the lowdown. Hi Jill,…
Humanist Society Scotland in 2026: The Year Ahead
What has 2026 got in store for the humanist movement in Scotland? With Holyrood elections looming and a new parliament starting in May, we’ve got work to do. Here’s the lowdown on our key campaign areas. Assisted dying Our most…
Post-20 Week Abortion Care
People in Scotland should be able to access abortion care safely and securely up to the legal limit of 24 weeks. At the moment, this isn’t always happening because of a lack of surgical abortion providers and a historic culture of stigma.
We sign open letter protesting “disgraceful” abortion investigations guidelines
We are amongst 29 civil society and health organisations calling on Police Scotland to publicly reject new guidelines that could subject women to invasive criminal investigations. Humanist Society Scotland is amongst the 29 signatories to a letter sent by Engender…
Humanist Society interview series: Maggie Ardiente of the Secular Coalition for America on reproductive rights under Trump
As anti-abortion campaigners mark Lent with protests influenced by US Christian nationalism, Maggie Ardiente, Board President of the Secular Coalition for America, talks us through the threat to reproductive rights posed by Trump and JD Vance’s government. Hi Maggie, please…
Scottish Family Party protest inside buffer zone in Aberdeen
Scottish Family Party members have been protesting inside a safe access zone in Aberdeen. In a video shared to their X account, the hard right party showed footage of an evening light show and protest held in Aberdeen to “commemorate…
Gemma Clark on tackling misogyny in schools with a humanist approach
In a guest article for our blog marking International Women’s Day, teacher and humanist campaigner Gemma Clark shares her thoughts on how to tackle a rising wave of misogyny in Scotland’s classrooms. As a teacher, I have long been concerned…
Anti-abortion activists hold protest just outside Glasgow buffer zone to mark start of Lent
The group, who are part of the anti-abortion 40 Days for Life campaign, will continue to protest for the remaining 39 days of Lent. Representatives of the anti-abortion campaign 40 Days for Life have held a “vigil” near Queen Elizabeth…
Abortion buffer zone arrests: a fact-check
After US Vice-President JD Vance claimed that people were being criminalised for praying in their own homes in Scotland, a first arrest has been made within a buffer zone outside an abortion facility. But what is really going on here?…