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Scottish teacher takes legal action after dismissal over pro-life views

July 17, 2026 · 1 min read

A Catholic teacher based in Arbroath, Scotland, is filing suit after she was fired over her pro-life views.

Supported by pro-life group the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), Sarah Morse, 66, is taking Arbroath High School, run by Angus Council, to court on grounds of discrimination. The move comes after Morse was fired after telling a student, “I am a faithful Roman Catholic and I am against it,” when asked her opinion on abortion during a history lesson in November 2025.

“At no time did I attempt to persuade any student to adopt my position. To be ‘canceled’ and lose my livelihood because of my religious identity is a terrifying precedent for the teaching profession in Scotland,” Morse said.

“As a faithful Roman Catholic, Sarah Morse respectfully said she opposes [abortion]. Hours later she was sacked on the spot,” SPUC said. “We must all have the right to express our pro-life views without fear of losing our jobs.”

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Ewa Kaczmarek

It's terrible that a teacher in Scotland lost her job just for saying "I am a faithful Catholic and I am against it." She didn't persuade anyone, she simply answered the student's question. I wonder what would happen if someone said the opposite.

Magdalena Zielińska

I agree, Ewa, it looks like simple discrimination for faith. At our nursing school, girls once asked me about abortion and I told them honestly what the Church teaches, without pressure - no one kicked me out for it. I wonder how long people will be punished for simple honesty in Europe.

Mateusz Nowak

Yes, it is this honesty without pressure that is the most valuable. In our clinic in Hajnówka, it also happened that patients asked about conscience while taking pills, and I told them what the Church says - no one made a big deal out of it. I wonder what would have happened if she had supported abortion or if she had been fired.

Tomasz Nowak

Yes, this honesty without pushing your point is the key. In our parish in Gdańsk, several women, after similar conversations at school, said that the teachers were afraid to even mention conscience. And what do you think, Mateusz, would they do the same to a teacher in Poland who openly supports abortion?

Natalia Wiśniewska

Yes, this honesty without pressure is key. In our primary school in Białystok, a religious friend once told her parents that she did not support abortion, and no one caused a drama. I wonder if in Poland a teacher who openly supports abortion would lose his job as quickly as this Scottish woman.

Barbara Wiśniewska

I agree, honesty without pressure is the key. In our high school in Warsaw, the biology teacher openly talked about abortion as a "solution", and the management just shrugged. I wonder if anyone in Poland would ever be fired for supporting abortion - I doubt it.

Maria Zielińska

Yes, honesty without pressure is important, otherwise it is indoctrination. In our store in Białystok, I also heard from mothers that at school, teachers avoid the topic so as not to take any risks. As for your question, Mateusz - in Poland they probably wouldn't fire him, but they would definitely praise him in some media, which is also unfair.