Wednesday, May 21, 2008  United Kingdom Related articles 17 July 2021: Floods in Europe kills over 150, hundreds reportedly missing 10 July 2021: National Health Service England waiting list at highest on record for second consecutive month 30 June 2021: 'Each makes the other more difficult to recover from': University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit 23 June 2021: Canada, EU, UK, US impose sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair hijacking 25 May 2021: 'Rock and roll never dies': Italy wins Eurovision after 30 years Location of the United Kingdom Collaborate! Pillars of Wikinews writing Writing an article UK Members of Parliament voted against a bill that would result in the limit for abortions being brought down by four weeks, to 20 weeks. The MP who originally proposed the bill, Nadine Dorrie from the Conservative Party, commented on the result. "There comes a point when it has to be said this baby has a right to life." The vote to lower the limit to twenty weeks was defeated by 332 votes to 190. There was also a vote on decreasing the limit to 22 weeks, with it being defeated by 304 votes supporting to 233 opposing. The proposer of the twenty week limit, a former nurse explained to MPs her reason for supporting the lowering of the limit: Recently, a vote for decreasing the limit to 12 weeks also failed to pass through the House of Commons. "MPs back 24-week abortion limit" — BBC News Online, May 20, 2008 "MPs Vote Against Lowering Abortion Limit" — BBC News Online, May 20, 2008
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