Scotland’s Catholic bishops are responding to a renewed political effort to decriminalise abortion in their country, condemning a Green Party push to treat abortion as “health care” and calling on legislators to invest in measures that actually protect and support mothers. Last week, the Green Party called on the current Scottish government to act on…
Scotland’s Catholic bishops decry Green Party abortion push
A file photo shows a Scottish flag in Aberdeen. Sarah Morse, a 66-year-old Catholic substitute teacher at Arbroath High School in Scotland, was fired in November 2025 after telling students she opposed abortion during an informal classroom discussion. She sued her former employer for unfair dismissal and has since reached an out-of-court settlement. (OSV News photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters)

