Setbacks for Pro-Lifers in British Parliament
- Kevin McCandless - CNSNews.com
- May 22, 2008
London (CNSNews.com) - Pro-life activists in Britain suffered a setback on Tuesday night when parliament rejected attempts to tighten abortion laws. This is the latest in a string of votes on controversial ethical issues.
The House of Commons voted 304-233 against cutting the legal time limit for most abortions from 24 weeks' gestation -- one of the highest in Europe -- to 22 weeks. Votes earlier in the day to lower the gestational age limit for legal abortion to 20, 16 and 12 weeks were defeated by larger margins.
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