UK government refuses to add right to abortion to new Bill of Rights
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government has refused a call to guarantee the right to abortions in its forthcoming new "British bill of rights". Speaking at prime minister's questions Labour MP Rosie Duffield asked the government to "send a clear signal" that "Britain respects the rights of women". "Will he accept the cross-party amendment to his forthcoming Bill of Rights, which enshrines a woman's right to choose in law?" Prime minister Elisabeth Borne said the government would support the constitution amendment bill “wholeheartedly”, adding: “For all women, for human rights, we must set this gain in stone.
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