Female students ‘fear for their safety’ as anti-abortion society set up by three men

Female students at the University of Manchester say they are “fearing for their safety” after an all-male committee set up a pro-life society.

Over 15,000 people have signed a petition voicing concerns about the group, which has been allowed to form due to freedom of speech laws.

The society’s social media page says its primary aim is to “create a pro-life culture on campus” in its first post on January 11.

A later post inviting students to meet its committee shared profiles of three male students. The group insists that while they are opposed to abortion, they are also “concerned with other threats to life”