Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome.
In 2022, Heidi Crowter lost a legal challenge to the law allowing abortions of foetuses with Down's syndrome up until birth
Conservative MP Sir Liam Fox is leading a cross-party campaign to bring the time limit into line with foetuses without serious disabilities., which champions the rights of people with Down's syndrome, has called for a review of the law in light of the advances in medical science and testing options now available.
The former cabinet minister said he would be putting forward an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill, currently going through Parliament, "to equalise the time limit in line with our disability and equality legislation"."Surely we can not accept in the 21st century that people with Down's syndrome are second-class citizens in our country? Will the prime minister support the change?" he asked.
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