Abortion key factor in Labour party defeat in Scotland

Last month the Irish voted NO to the EU Lisbon treaty, heavily influenced by the EU's pro-abortion stance; last week I wrote a post showing how the pro-life position is making major gains in the US through the individual consciences of medical staff, and today I see a story from Scotland where a Labour party candidate in a safe Labour seat narrowly lost the seat in a by-election.

Glasgow, Jul. 25, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Abortion was a key factor in the defeat of a Labor Party candidate in a by-election in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 24, according to local pro-life leaders.

The Glasgow East seat in Parliament, regarded as a safe seat for the Labor Party, was captured by John Mason of the Scottish National Party in a close vote. The Alive and Kicking Alliance, which had backed the pro-life candidate, claimed that abortion was a crucial ingredient in his electoral success.

Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that he would postpone a final parliamentary vote on the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill until September-- safely after the by-election in Glasgow. Political analysts said that Brown had rescheduled the debate in order to avoid antagonizing voters in Glasgow East, a heavily Catholic constituency. Led by Edinburgh's Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Church leaders in Scotland have been outspoken in their opposition to the legislation, which would expand embryonic research and allow more late-term abortions.

Related Link: Abortion a swing factor in Scottish Labor loss? ~ Catholic World News