“People definitely assume that abortion care is safe in the UK and that it will always be there for them,” she says. They’re not healthcare providers — they’re political operations funded to stop abortion.”Alliance Defending Freedom isn’t just operating in the UK — they’re scaling up at breathtaking speed. “Alliance Defending Freedom isn’t just operating in the UK — they’re scaling up at breathtaking speed. In the UK, where abortion still enjoys broad public and political support, the organisation has learned not to fight on abortion openly. Abortion care is healthcare.