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Sharp rise in abortions for U-14s

16.22 Thu Jun 19
The number of abortions among girls aged under 14 has risen 21 per cent, new figures have shown.

MPs reject abortion time-limit reduction

07.59 Wed May 21
MPs have rejected proposals to cut the time-limit for abortion from 24 weeks to 22 weeks.

Abortion time-limit retained

23.38 Tue May 20
A bid to cut the time-limit for abortion from 24 weeks to 22 weeks has been defeated in the Commons.

Backbench fury at embryo Bill

23.16 Mon May 12
Rebel Labour MPs have vowed to continue the fight against controversial legislation on embryo research.

Government mulls GP abortions

19.28 Wed Dec 05 2007
Abortions could be made available in doctors' surgeries with a group of MPs calling for women to get easier access to terminations.

Call for easier access to abortions

14.36 Wed Oct 31 2007
A group of MPs is set to recommend that women be given easier access to abortions - but that the 24-week legal limit remain.

Europe: 'Third of pregnancies terminated'

10.46 Fri Oct 12 2007
One-in-three pregnancies in Europe ends in an abortion, World Health Organisation statistics have revealed.

MPs to review abortion limits

14.40 Thu Jun 21 2007
MPs are to examine the limits on when, where and how a woman can have an abortion.

Pregnant Irish teen wins abortion battle

15.20 Wed May 09 2007
An Irish teenager who has fought an ongoing battle to come to Britain for an abortion has been granted permission to travel.

Six-week test for baby's gender

10.57 Fri May 04 2007
Women in Britain can now discover the gender of their unborn baby just six weeks into their pregnancy.

Denying Irish teen an abortion is 'cruel'

15.03 Thu May 03 2007
It would be "cruel" to deny an Irish teenager an abortion as her baby would not live even if she carried it full term, a court has heard.

Mexico City legalises abortion

08.22 Wed Apr 25 2007
Mexico City has defied the church in the world's second-largest Roman Catholic country by legalising abortion.