Plans to lower the legal limit for abortions to less than 24 weeks is not based on any evidence and is a further reduction in the rights of women to choose.  Amendments to the Government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill seek to change the law to prevent abortions after 20 weeks.

Solidarity condemns the move as dangerous and based on emotive lobbying from religious groups opposed to the right to choose.  The argument that foetuses are now viable at less than 24 weeks is contrary to medical science and should be resistyed at all costs.

Leah Ganley, member of the Solidarity National Steering Committee said:

"As socialists, we support the right of a woman to choose whether, when and how many children to have. This means not only opposing any restrictions on the current abortion laws, but also campaigning to improve them, calling for free abortion on request, without the requirement of two doctors’ signatures, as well as training nurses and midwifes to carry out early abortions."