POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CAMBRIDGE STUDENTS' UNION
Legal action could be on the cards by Cambridge University Pro Life Society against the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) for its alleged "illegal" membership to pro-abortion campaign groups, and for its explicitly "pro-choice" stance.
David Foster, of Barlow Robbins Solicitors, issued a letter at the request of Antonia Dale, President of the Pro-Life Society, to CUSU. The letter warns that if CUSU fail to answer all of the enclosed questions by February 9th then legal proceedings would be issued without further notice.
The Pro Life Society believes that not only are the memberships (or affiliation) to Abortion Rights and the Family Planning Association illegal, but the way in which the decisions were taken, and maintained, are too. The letter seeks to clarify this. The Education Act 1994 "requires governing bodies to draw to the attention of all their students at least once a year any restrictions which the law of charities places on students' unions."
Patrick Leahy, Campaigns Officer for the Pro Life Society said: “Every Cambridge student, regardless of their stance on abortion, should be shocked by CUSU’s lack of accountability and disregard for the law.
“We currently have no clue as to how the decision to affiliate to Abortion Rights was undertaken in the first place.”
Victory against CUSU would have major ramifications for other educational institutions, like Oxford University Students Union who adopt an even more blantant pro-abortion stance than CUSU.
Keep up to date with this story on the Student LifeNet website or on the Cambridge University Pro Life Society's website: www.cuprolife.org.uk.
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