At the Lords Committee Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill today, Peers have lined up to back a major bid to overturn the abortion up to birth clause in the Bill, and reinstate in-person consultations with a medical professional prior to an abortion taking place at home.
The speeches from the debate today can be viewed here. Full details regarding the amendments considered today are available in the press release published yesterday here.
Baroness (Rosa) Monckton, who has tabled an amendment to remove the abortion up to birth clause from the Crime and Policing Bill, said:
“I was pleased to be able to speak for many peers and, I believe, most of the country today in opposing the extreme proposal to remove the legal deterrent against women aborting their babies up to birth.”
“Such a change in the law would seriously endanger women’s lives because of the risks of self-induced late-term abortions away from a clinical context, and likely lead to increased numbers of viable babies’ lives being ended. It would also decriminalise self-induced sex-selective abortions. I very much hope peers will support my amendment at Report stage and stop these proposals from becoming law.”
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