WorldNews Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 [attach=full]17978[/attach]British lawmakers rejected a bid to explicitly outlaw abortion based on the gender of the foetus on Monday. Health minister Jane Ellison had argued against the bid, saying that abortion on the grounds of whether the foetus is male or female was "already illegal". "It is necessary because there is no explicit statement about gender selective abortion in UK law," said lawmaker Fiona Bruce as she proposed the amendment. Yet those opposed had argued that an explicit ban would be unenforceable and have unintended consequences such as complicating women's access to abortion. Continue reading... Quote
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