Britain's leading abortion charity has been criticised for encouraging 'sex-selective' terminations - amid fears these are on the rise among the country's Indian women. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), which carries out 110,000 terminations a year, suggests that aborting a baby on the basis of sex is not illegal - despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law.
Well, there's a charity that needs stripping of its charitable status then!
Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, a campaigner against forced marriages, said:'Health professionals need to stop turning a blind eye because of cultural sensitivities or the fear of being accused of racism.'
You don't say...
DHSC said in a statement: 'This Government's position is unequivocal: sex-selective abortion isillegal in England and Wales and will not be tolerated
'Sex is not a lawful ground for termination of pregnancy, and it is a criminal offence for any practitioner to carry out an abortion for that reason alone.
'Anyone with evidence that this illegal practice is occurring must report it to the police immediately.'
Who are as captured as the charity and will be only too happy to turn a blind eye to anthing ACPO may deen a 'cultural issue we shouldn't meddle in'....
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Getting pregnant under 16 is illegal, every time it happens there are two 'criminals' who are easy to detect and prosecute, one much easier than the other. Yet prosecution never happens in Britain, that law is never enforced, but has never been changed, the legal age of consent remains set at 16.
Sex-selective abortion is the same, the state simply chooses not to prosecute it.
It is valid to question why in both cases - see your MP for details.
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