700 Doctors Urge MPs to Lower Abortion Limit From 24 Weeks
Published on March 11, 2024
Doctors are advocating to reduce the abortion limit to 22 weeks from the present 24, citing advancements in technology that allow babies to survive independently outside the mother’s womb. In a letter to all MPs, a group of 700 doctors said that medical advancements mean that babies born in this time frame now have a good chance of survival and have urged MPs to lower the UK abortion limit. Abortions are legal in England if a registered medical practitioner performs them and they take place within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. They can only be carried out in hospitals or clinics after 10 weeks....