Harman to block Commons votes on liberalising abortion laws - The Guardian 21st October 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Harriet Harman is planning to block a series of Commons votes tomorrow to liberalise Britain’s abortion laws, which could have overturned a ban in Northern Ireland, in a move that was condemned as “disgraceful”. To the dismay of pro-choice MPs, Harman is planning to argue that Britain’s liberal abortion laws could be threatened in the House of Lords if MPs tamper with any aspect of the law. It was last changed in 1990.

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