US EditionNigel Farage says it is 'utterly ludicrous' to allow abortion up to 24 weeks
- Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, called abortion up to 24 weeks 'utterly ludicrous' during a press conference on Tuesday in London.
- Farage based his critique on the argument that premature babies survive at 22 weeks, making the 24-week abortion limit inconsistent and outdated.
- Labour MP Stella Creasy responded by urging MPs to back an amendment to decriminalise abortion and enshrine it as a human right to protect current access.
- The amendment, supported by 66 cross-party MPs, would repeal Victorian-era criminal laws and require new government regulations to secure safe and legal abortion access.
- The debate highlights growing concern over US-style anti-abortion activism entering the UK amid broad public support, with nearly 90% backing abortion rights and over 250,000 annual terminations.
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour MP Stella Creasy calls for abortion to be human right after Farage comments
Senior Labour MP Stella Creasy has called to make abortion a human right after Nigel Farage said it is “utterly ludicrous” that Britain allows the practice up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, The London Economic can reveal. The Reform leader has said the UK’s current laws on abortion are “irrational” as critics argue his stance lacks understanding since the majority of terminations occur within the initial ten weeks, with later cases usually involving…
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