The UK campaign Abortion Rights has organised an emergency protest on 20 May as MPs debate and vote on the anti-abortion amendments to the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill.
Gordon Brown will vote against an attempt to lower the time limit on abortions because it is not backed by scientific evidence, The Times (London) reports.
A case-note analysis of all women requesting abortion at BPAS clinics between 22 and 24 weeks’ gestation provides compelling evidence for retaining the current time limit on abortion.