Stem cell bill stokes U.K. abortion debate

April 3, 2008

Britain is set to have its most comprehensive debate on abortion in two decades as those who oppose abortion rights seek to restrict one of the more liberal laws on this side of the Atlantic.

In coming weeks, the lower house of Parliament will take up a bill on embryonic and stem cell research. Abortion isn’t directly mentioned in the legislation, but because the measure deals with embryos, it could be amended to modify the abortion law that has been in place since 1990. (USA TODAY)