Sentences with phrase «abortion limit»

The most contentious vote, on whether to lower the legal abortion limit from 24 weeks, will come tomorrow evening.

David Cameron will allow a fresh attempt to cut the 24 - week abortion limit if he becomes Prime Minister.

He says the survey shows that the dominant media narrative that the current abortion limit of 24 weeks is fine is not reflective of the views of women and society in general and therefore needs to be changed.

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«While it may seem intuitive that increasing distance to a facility providing abortions limits access, this is the first study to rigorously demonstrate this association,» said Joseph Potter, PhD, a professor of sociology at the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin and principal investigator of TxPEP.

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Both France and Germany have a 12 week abortion limit.

The vote could also have implications for other states» abortion limits.

Opponents fear passing the motion could prompt pro-choice campaigners to step up their efforts to push through reforms, such as increasing the abortion limit - currently set at 24 weeks.

His personal preference for a tinkering at the edges of the abortion limit has, and will for the foreseeable future, come to nothing in legislative terms.

Campaigners for a reduction in the abortion limit from 24 to 20 weeks received a blow today as a report suggested increases in survival rates of premature babies was so slight it could be down to chance.

The new Tory Minister for Women, Maria Miller, has just told us she's keen to lower the abortion limit from 24 to 20 weeks.

Last year the Commons science and technology committee ruled there was no research supporting a lowering of the abortion limit and said a termination should be authorised with one doctor's signature.

The most troubling instance was in 2006, when he voted to reduce the abortion limit to 21 weeks and introduce compulsory counselling to women wanting one.

In a dramatic vote in the Commons last year, MPs voted to keep the abortion limit at 24 weeks.

12:25 - Tory MP Mark Pritchard calls for a reduction in the abortion limit.

In the interview, Mr Cameron said: «My own view is that we do need to review the abortion limit.

«I'll continue to support a modest reduction in the abortion limit.

The Conservative leader said that he would personally favour reducing the abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 or 22 weeks.

Although Mr Cameron has previously voted to reduce the abortion limit, his decision to raise the issue during the early days of the election campaign is likely to prove divisive.