Painting those who get abortions as members of a “cult of death” is highly offensive and fails to appreciate what it’s like to be in that position – something Rees-Mogg will, again, never know.

While Rees-Mogg’s latest comments are far from surprising – he’s previously made it clear that he’s “completely opposed” to abortion, including in cases of rape and incest – it’s still disappointing to see such incendiary and inaccurate language being used to describe a legislative change that would give women the right to choose what’s right for their bodies.

Indeed, as the Labour MP Stella Creasy, who is campaigning for the right to choose to be added to the new Bill Of Rights, put it on Twitter: “If you think we don’t need to codify in law that women have a human right to choose to have an abortion, Jacob Rees-Mogg just argued against women who are victims of rape or incest having a right to have one. Women deserve equal rights. Whoever is in government.”

Rees-Mogg’s argument is further proof as to why we need abortion rights codified in UK law – so that women are able to maintain control over what’s rightfully ours.

BPAS, the British Pregnancy Advice Service, provides abortion support and advice online, or call MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes) on 0345 300 8090, 365 days a year, 7am to 8pm

“Jacob Rees-Mogg’s latest comments on abortion are wrong on so many levels”