Gender abortion unlawful
The Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison MP, said in late February that the Government will publish more detailed guidance shortly which will include a restatement of the Government’s view that abortion on the grounds of gender alone is unlawful.
Right to Life Charitable Trust
The minister was also asked in a written parliamentary question how she plans to address the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) advice that the law is silent on the matter of gender-selective abortions and that the practice is not illegal.
