A pro-life student society in Scotland has won a protracted legal battle for official recognition.

“Glasgow Students for Life” was granted affiliation by Glasgow University Students’ Union following a legal challenge to a previous decision to deny the group membership.

The pro-life students argued that the initial denial violated the UK Equality Act of 2010 and contravened the free debate of contrasting ideas.

“Freedom of speech is the foundation of every free and democratic society. Of all places, a university is where students should be free to debate and explore ideas, even those with which we may disagree. It simply does not work when a students’ body ‘picks sides’ and censors the one with which it disagrees. It is sad that it took the prospect of legal proceedings for the Representative Council to recognize this. We congratulate the ‘Glasgow Students for Life’ on their new affiliation,” said Laurence Wilkinson, Legal Counsel for ADF International in London.