Sentences with phrase «abortion time limit»

Nadine Dorries had attempted to reduce the abortion time limit from 24 to 21 weeks.

But the debate continues with the pro-choice groups still calling for the changes sought by the 2008 amendments and the pro-life groups still seeking a reduction in the abortion time limit.

Most scientists argue we know nothing new or compelling about the development of foetuses, and therefore have no objective grounds to reducing the abortion time limit.

On the issue of abortion, Abbott has become a vocal «pro-choice» supporter, opposing moves towards changing abortion counselling policy, and reducing the abortion time limit.

Jeremy Hunt was repeatedly unable to provide evidence for his view that the abortion time limit should be dropped to 12 weeks today, during a punishing media interview.

She told the Mail on Sunday: «Instead of listening to lobby groups, the BMA should be listening to British women, 70 per cent of whom want the abortion time limit to be lowered from the current 24 weeks limit - one of the highest in the Western world.»

Not exact matches

A new survey has found that seven in ten women would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced.

Time limits on abortion are set to prevent a viable fetus from being aborted and avoid risks to the mother's health.

He has also spoken out in defence of his own, elite schooling, supports tax breaks for married couples and has indicated that he would like to see a modest reduction in the legal time - limit for abortions.

With the devolution of abortion law now finalised, there is a danger that this unofficial time limit of 18 - 20 weeks, could be officially lowered and enshrined in law.

In the last few years there has been a spate of academic research revealing that abortion for non-medical reasons is generally not provided in Scotland after 18 - 20 weeks, despite the stipulation of a 24 week upper time limit in the 1967 Abortabortion for non-medical reasons is generally not provided in Scotland after 18 - 20 weeks, despite the stipulation of a 24 week upper time limit in the 1967 AbortionAbortion Act.

In 2013 it ignored a recommendation to provide a national abortion service and opted instead to leave the matter of time limits to individual health boards, resulting in the continuing disparity of abortion provision in the country.

One study found unofficial time limits for abortion ranging from as low as 15 - 20 weeks gestation at different Scottish hospitals.

Field believes in reducing the time - limit within which women can have an abortion, [36] and in stripping abortion providers such as Marie Stopes of their counselling role and handing it to organisations not linked to abortion clinics.

There were a couple of polls on abortion earlier this year when Michael Howard indicated he wouild favour a tighter time limit on abortion.

Farron abstained from votes on abortion three times in 2008 (when Theresa May voted for the proposal to reduce the limit to 20 weeks), then abstained again in 2011, 2015 and 2017.

Campaign group, Abortion Rights, has welcomed the vote last night by MPs to keep the time limit for abortion at 2Abortion Rights, has welcomed the vote last night by MPs to keep the time limit for abortion at 2abortion at 24 weeks.

The central nervous system develops at around the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy, about the time we put a legal limit on abortions.

If Ann Widdecombe was likely to be pleased with Friday's news that a clear majority of the next generation of Conservative MPs supported reductions in the time limit for abortion she'll be less impressed with the second finding of ConservativeHome.com's exclusive survey of adopted Tory candidates.

«We're seeing this big push to limit abortion later in pregnancy, but also imposing a gestational time limit that becomes shorter and shorter over time,» she said.

Tiravanija's work features enamel lettering on a recent New York Times article with the headline, «Justices Overturn Texas Abortion Limits,» which the founders of Sexy Beast gave to him during a studio visit to discuss the benefit.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined «Supreme Court preserves Oklahoma ruling against abortion - drug limits.»

Whereas legal thinkers once limited their most serious scholarship to law review articles, occasionally nipping out into the dangerous world to write an op - ed, now many of them offer off - the - cuff observations about everything from partial birth abortion bans to their favorite CDs, several times daily.

Section 1 (1)(d) of the Abortion Act 1967 permits termination of pregnancy without gestational time limit if:

There are also time limits on abortion in some states.

A growing number of states limit the window of time for an abortion, increase the cost, and create unnecessary hardships for those seeking care.