A pro-life group is appealing to churches across Britain to toll their bells to mark the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act. The Pro-Life Alliance wants bells to be rung – 50 times if possible – on Sunday October 29 to commemorate eight million lives lost through abortion. It has also called for prayers of reparation in services across the country. Its appeal is backed by Ann Widdecombe, former Conservative MP and minister, who said in a video that Britain’s conscience had been “deadened” in the 50 years since the Act. She said those who voted for the Act in 1967 would have been “absolutely horrified" at what the law had resulted in. "Parliament was assured that it wasn't going to lead to abortion on demand, that it was only going to alleviate misery in a few very serious cases”, she said.