A devastating report emerged before Christmas from the Care Quality Commission following inspections of Marie Stopes International (MSI) abortion clinics across the country. MSI is the giant of the abortion industry worldwide, providing a third of Britain’s 200,000 or so abortions each year.

Among an extensive catalogue of failings, the CQC reported that in two MSI centres, clinicians were signing piles of permission slips for abortions – between 30 and 60 at a time – despite the fact that inspectors “were not assured clinicians had access to all patient information”.