1. Title: Pro-life and Pro- choice organisations? L.o - To explore the pro-life organisation and pro-choice organisation responses towards abortion. Starter Task: Key words Recap: Pro-choice: in favour of a woman’s right to choose an abortion. Pro-life: opposed to abortion; in favour of the life of a foetus. Copy: Pressure groups: collections of people outside governments who campaign for changes in society.

2. Mid term assessment Look back at key words and abortion and the law. Answer the following GCSE questions: 1. Describe the term ‘viable’. (1 mark) 2. Explain the law on abortion in the UK. ( 4 marks)

3. Pro-life and Pro-choice organisations Abortion Rights and SPUC (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) Read the information on the 2 organisations. (page 84 – 85) Explain their views. Which organisation would you support? Why? 4-6 students use ipads to complete research task and report back to the class. (Page 85)

5. GCSE questions… Explain briefly what is meant by the term ‘Pro-Choice’.(2 marks) Explain what SPUC is and what it does. (6 marks)

7. Look at the statistics and information what do they tell you about abortion? The vast majority of abortions take place in the very early stages of pregnancy (79% took place before 10 weeks gestation) with only one in ten taking place over 13 weeks gestation. Brent in London has the highest rate - 39.4 women per 1,000 had an abortion there They show, for instance that under half of abortions (49%) were to women with partners while 26% were to single women and 16% of abortions occurred within marriage. The numbers of abortions to girls under 16 are down too, 3,258 in 2011, down from 3,718 the previous year Abortions are down to 196,082 carried out in 2011, The figures provide a fascinating insight into women's lives across the two countries - and for those who come here to have the procedure. The figures from the Department of Health show abortion rates and numbers across every imaginable demographic, by age, ethnicity, reason and region

8. Plenary: How would pro-choice respond to statistics? How would pro-life respond to statistics?