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A petition signed by over 102,000 folks calling for the abortion time restrict to be lowered to 22 weeks has been handed in to Downing Street.
The petition was organised by Right to Life UK and was delivered to 10 Downing Street together with a bunch of MPs and fogeys of kids who have been born at 22 and 23 weeks.
They say that the abortion time restrict ought to be lowered from the present 24 weeks in keeping with advances in medical science which have led to extra very untimely infants surviving.
“In 1990, the abortion restrict was lowered from 28 to 24 weeks because of the elevated probability of survival for very untimely infants. In the 30 years since then, medical know-how has enormously improved and infants are more and more prone to survive at earlier gestations,” the petition reads.
“The newest steerage from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine allows docs to intervene to save lots of untimely infants from 22 weeks. The newest analysis signifies {that a} important variety of infants born at 22 or 23 weeks gestation can survive exterior the womb, and this quantity will increase with proactive perinatal care.
“This leaves an actual contradiction in British regulation. In one room of a hospital, docs may very well be working to save lots of a child born alive at 23 weeks while, in one other room of the identical hospital, a health care provider might carry out an abortion that may finish the lifetime of a child on the similar age.”
Proposals to decrease the present time restrict are included in a landmark modification to the Criminal Justice Bill tabled by a cross-party group of over 30 MPs led by Caroline Ansell.
The name is supported by 750 medical professionals who’ve written to all 650 MPs urging them to again the modification.
Jade Crane from Derbyshire, mum to Harry and Harley, who have been born at 22 weeks and 5 days, was among the many dad and mom delivering the petition.
“Ever since Harry and Harley have been born, we have been decided to point out that infants born at 22 weeks can survive, as a result of right here they’re, our little warriors, thriving at residence,” she stated.
“It’s loopy to suppose that there are infants being aborted at 24 weeks when our twins have been born at 22. It does not make any sense.
“Our little ones, born at 22 weeks, live proof of what medical developments can obtain. It’s time the regulation displays this actuality and the abortion restrict is lowered to 22 weeks.
“We’re calling on MPs throughout the UK to vote in favour of the modification to scale back the abortion time restrict from 24 to 22 weeks. Babies within the womb at 22 weeks, which is as younger as Harry and Harley have been once they have been born, need to be given an opportunity at life – they’re tiny people, however people nonetheless.”
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, stated: “This petition is among the largest petitions delivered to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street during the last 12 months.
“It’s unbelievable to see that an incredible 102,573 folks have joined dad and mom of kids born at 22 and 23 weeks together with over 750 medical professionals to name for a discount to our abortion time restrict.
“This demonstrates the overwhelming help from most of the people for Caroline Ansell’s modification to decrease the abortion time restrict from 24 to 22 weeks in keeping with advances in medical science.”
