The UK government is being called to launch an urgent inquiry after the medical director of one of the UK’s largest abortion providers reportedly used his position at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to issue new guidance to pressurise Parliament to support two amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill related to legalising late-term abortion. 

Right To Life UK, a charitable organisation focused on abortion, assisted suicide and embryo research, has urged the government to investigate the potential conflict of interest arising from Dr Jonathan Lord, the Medical Director of MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International), potentially using his RCOG position to influence forthcoming parliamentary debate on amendments tabled by Stella Creasy and Diana Johnson that would remove offences from the Criminal Justice Bill that make it illegal for a woman to perform a self-abortion at any point right through to birth.