By Andrew Porter and Rosa Prince The time limit for abortion was kept at 24 weeks last night in the first vote on the issue in 18 years.

By Reeta Chakrabarti Then the issue was similar to that facing them this week - have the rights of the mother versus the rights of the unborn child shifted

LONDON (AFP) — British lawmakers voted to keep the time limit for abortions at 24 weeks Tuesday during the first major debate on the issue for nearly 20

MPs at Westminster will vote this evening on whether or not to reduce the upper 24-week time limit for a legal abortion in Britain.

By James Chapman Last updated at 2:57 AM on 21st May 2008 MPs rejected a cut in the time limit for abortions last night despite graphic testimony about the

There are currently more than 13000 abortions in Scotland every year and that figure is going up. Today, for the first time in nearly two decades,

By Dipankar De Sarkar London, May 20 (IANS) British MPs were Tuesday voting on whether to cut the upper time-limit for abortions after overturning an

They’ve already said yes to hybrid embryos and “saviour siblings”, but now MPs have the controversial matter of abortions to consider.

Guess what these women are talking about: "As soon as I came round from the anaesthetic I felt amazing - invigorated and positive"; "The procedure itself

On Tuesday 20 May MPs will debate and vote on anti-choice amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. The Bill includes such things as

LONDON (AFP) — MPs were set to vote Thursday on lowering the time limit for women to terminate a pregnancy, in what would be the first major change to

MPs are to vote on abortion laws as a sustained attempt to cut the time limit for the first time in 18 years is mounted. A series of Commons amendments has

Gay equality organisation Stonewall has welcomed the decision of the House of Commons to remove the requirement for doctors to consider the 'need for a

Four different bids to lower the abortion limits were defeated in the Commons tonight by a series of crushing votes. The law barring women from terminating

London - Britain's abortion laws, considered among the most liberal in Europe, came under scrutiny Tuesday with conservative parliamentarians asking for a

Members of parliament (MPs) have submitted amendments calling for the limit to be reduced to as low as 12 weeks. Lawmakers will vote on proposals to reduce