MPs reject cut in abortion limit – BBC News
“The upper time limit for abortions will remain at 24 weeks after MPs voted against proposals to reduce it.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: abortion
Q&A: Abortion law – BBC News
“As MPs prepare to debate the upper time limit for abortions, what is the debate about and what are the current rules?”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs to begin debate on embryology and abortion – The Guardian
“MPs will today begin a two-day debate that will affect the future of embryo research, IVF treatment and abortion.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human Fertilisation Bill has been hijacked, says Health minister – The Independent
“Dawn Primarolo, the Public Health minister, has accused MPs campaigning for a stricter law on abortion of having a hidden agenda which aims ultimately to prevent all terminations.”
The Independent, 19th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abortion debate: Gordon Brown to oppose 20-week limit change – Daily Telegraph
“An attempt to lower the legal abortion time limit will be opposed by Gordon Brown during next week’s vote on the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs set to back new embryo research laws – The Guardian
“MPs will reject demands for tighter controls on abortion but are ready to allow new laws pushing back the boundary of research on human embryos, according to a survey carried out by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Plan to increase abortion sites – BBC News
“A consultation is to be launched over whether to relax abortion rules by allowing terminations outside hospital settings in England, ministers say.”
BBC News, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law may change to allow ‘abortion on request’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Law may be changed to allow ‘abortion on request’ by ending the need for doctors to give permission for a termination, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abortion Act: Forty years of freedom to choose – The Independent
“On this day (27th April) in 1968, British women were liberated from the dangers of back-street procedures.”
The Independent, 27th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man laced pregnant wife’s meals with abortion pills – The Independent
“A businessman with an irrational fear of becoming a father has been jailed for almost four years after he laced his wife’s breakfast with abortion pills in an attempt to make her lose their unborn baby.”
The Independent, 1st March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abortion libel claim by cardinal’s former aide – The Guardian
“The former spokesman for the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales was ‘robbed of his moral authority’ by a newspaper article which accused him of hypocrisy over abortion, the high court heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GPs could provide women ‘tablet abortions’ – Daily Telegraph
“Women could have abortions in doctors’ surgeries under proposals being considered by the Department of Health, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ban proposed on disability abortions – The Times
“Pregnant women who find out that their baby has a serious disability would no longer be able to have an abortion under amendments to the law tabled in Parliament yesterday.”
The Times, 1st December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Anti-abortion MPs take fight to Lords with foetus scans – The Independent
“Three-dimensional images of a foetus ‘walking’ in the womb are to be shown to MPs and peers by a cross-party alliance of campaigners in an attempt to persuade the House of Lords to tighten the law on abortion.”
The Independent, 10th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs try to cut abortion limit to 20 weeks – Daily Telegraph
“Labour and Conservative MPs are preparing to unite in a cross-party attempt to restrict access to abortion in Britain, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs call for abortion law reforms – BBC News
“There is no reason why women seeking an abortion should need the approval of two doctors, a group of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 31st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What next for Britain’s abortion law? – BBC News
“Forty years after the Abortion Act came into effect, terminations in Britain are running at 450 a day.”
BBC News, 28th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plans to relax law on early abortion – The Times
“The most extensive liberalisation of abortion laws for 40 years is being planned by MPs, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Forty years after Steel’s bill, is there a case for rethink on abortion law? – The Times
“It was 40 years ago that the bill was passed marking the end of back-street abortions and the beginning of women’s right to choose whether or not to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. David Steel’s aim was to avoid the deaths and misery arising from illegal terminations, at a time when abortions were only legal if the mother’s life was seen to be in danger. In the first full year of the bill coming into force, there were 55,000 abortions in the UK. Today, that figure has risen to 200,000 a year. As the anniversary of the law’s introduction approaches this weekend, the debate on abortions continues. Here, we examine where the interested parties stand.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Archbishop urges abortion review – BBC News
“The Archbishop of Canterbury has intervened in the debate over whether to reduce the time limit for abortions.”
BBC News, 21st October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
