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UK MPs maintain abortion time limit (AAP)

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May 21, 2008
        

British MPs have voted to keep the time limit for abortions at 24 weeks after an emotionally charged parliamentary debate. Following the first major debate on the issue for nearly 20 years, MPs in the House of Commons late Tuesday voted against a series of proposals to cut the time limit at which...

MPs vote to maintain abortion time limit (AFP)

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May 21, 2008
        

LONDON (AFP) - MPs voted to keep the time limit for abortions at 24 weeks after an emotionally charged parliamentary debate late Tuesday. Following the first major debate on the issue for nearly 20 years, MPs in the House of Commons voted against a series of proposals to cut the time limit at...

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British lawmakers vote to maintain abortion time limit

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May 21, 2008
        

A doctor performs an abortion LONDON (AFP) - British lawmakers have voted to keep the time limit for abortions at 24 weeks after an emotionally charged parliamentary debate. Following the first major debate on the issue for nearly 20 years, lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday voted...

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British Parliament Rejects Changes in Abortion Law

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May 21, 2008
        

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: British MPs voted against changing the country's liberal abortion laws Attempts by opposition Conservatives to tighten Britain's liberal abortion laws were defeated late Tuesday, May 20, when Parliament voted to leave the upper time limit for...

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British Parliament Rejects Changes in Abortion Law

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May 21, 2008
        

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: British MPs voted against changing the country's liberal abortion laws Attempts by opposition Conservatives to tighten Britain's liberal abortion laws were defeated late Tuesday, May 20, when Parliament voted to leave the upper time limit for...

The Fall-Out From the Abortion Debate

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May 21, 2008
        

I don't mind admitting to being astounded at the size of the majorities against a reduction in the abortion term limit last night. I think even those who favoured the status quo were equally surprised. Suspicions remain that there was an unofficial Labour whipping operation, but even if there...

British lawmakers vote for lower upper time limit for abortions

mainichi.jp
May 21, 2008
        

LONDON (AP) -- British lawmakers on Tuesday voted against lowering the upper time limit for abortions in the U.K. despite calls to change the regulation of pregnancy terminations for the first time in almost two decades. Jon O'Brien, president of the Washington based pro-choice advocacy group...

British MPs decline change in abortion law

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May 21, 2008
        

LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- The British Parliament rejected moves Tuesday to cut the time limit for abortions from 24 weeks in the first vote on the issue in almost two decades. In two votes, legislation reducing the limit to 20 weeks failed by 142 votes and a measure lowering it to 22 weeks missed...

                   

British MPs decline change in abortion law

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May 21, 2008
        

LONDON, May 21 (UPI) -- The British Parliament rejected moves Tuesday to cut the time limit for abortions from 24 weeks in the first vote on the issue in almost two decades. In two votes, legislation reducing the limit to 20 weeks failed by 142 votes and a measure lowering it to 22 weeks missed...

                   
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Abortion limit stays at 24 weeks

christiantoday.com
May 21, 2008
        

Parliament voted on Tuesday to keep the upper legal limit on abortion at 24 weeks, disappointing campaigners who argue survival rates have improved. Parliament voted on Tuesday to keep the upper legal limit on abortion at 24 weeks, disappointing campaigners who argue survival rates have improved....