Editing Abortion in the United Kingdom (section)

===Presbyterian===
The General Assembly of the (Presbyterian) [[Church of Scotland]] regards the foetus as "from the beginning, an independent human being" and therefore it can be threatened "only in the case of threat to maternal life, and that after the exhaustion of all alternatives".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=David |title=Abortion, the Church of Scotland and the Media |url=https://theweeflea.com/2017/08/26/abortion-the-church-of-scotland-and-the-media/ |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=The Wee Flea |date=26 August 2017}}</ref>

The [[Presbyterian Church in Ireland]], the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland, is strongly anti-abortion, and maintains that abortion should only be permitted in exceptional circumstances (e.g. where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother) subject to the most stringent safeguards. The Church has affirmed the sanctity of human life, that human life begins at conception, and that complex medical and social issues such as abortion need to be handled with sensitivity and compassion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Presbyterian Church in Ireland|title=Presbyterians call for Pro Life Abortion Policy with stringent safeguards for exceptional cases|url=http://presbyterianireland.org/News/Article/2013-%281%29/Presbyterians-Call-for-Pro-Life-Abortion-Policy-wi|website=www.presbyterianireland.org|access-date=13 April 2016|date=2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422073508/http://presbyterianireland.org/News/Article/2013-(1)/Presbyterians-Call-for-Pro-Life-Abortion-Policy-wi|archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>