The Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of “double standards” over abortion laws as it brought criminal charges against a string of pro-life protesters yet refused to prosecute doctors over illegal practices. One outspoken peer accused the CPS of operating a policy “worthy of Alice in Wonderland” and subverting the will of Parliament by deciding against bringing charges for “public interest” reasons, despite there being enough evidence to do so. There were growing calls for a judicial review of the decision, supported by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, not to charge two doctors exposed in an undercover Daily Telegraph investigation agreeing to arrange abortions because the babies were female. In contrast the CPS has taken several recent cases of Pro Life Christians to trial for their anti-abortion activities. Lord Alton said: “Holding different people accountable to different standards should not be the basis on which the CPS operates.”

Pray: for clear guidance to be given to the CPS on how they handle such cases to ensure parity and fairness within the legal system. (Pr.18:5)

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