Britain may have been spared America's abortion wars but the issue still raises strong passions. Abortion laws are difficult to make, and just as difficult to amend: the 1967 act that legalised abortion was the result of a private member's bill. And in 1990, the only time that law was updated, the changes were tacked on to legislation about fertility treatment.rnNow all sides of the debate are getting ready for battle once more. The law on fertility treatment is changing next year. Since abortion was included when the original legislation was passed, mps will be able to bring up the topic this time too. In preparation, the Science and Technology Committee, a cross-party group of mps, is investigating the matter and started hearings on October 15th.
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