Push underway in Scotland to make sex-selective abortion legal up to birth
Sex-selective abortion may become legal in Scotland under proposals from a government-commissioned review of abortion law, carried out by a panel chaired by a former trustee of the UK’s largest abortion provider.
Commissioned by Humza Yousaf when he served as Scottish First Minister, the report states that “no specific reference is made to sex-selective abortion within any revised abortion law,” thereby preventing the inclusion of measures that would prohibit the practice.
Because some parents and cultures prioritise having boys, sex-selective abortion disproportionately results in targeting the lives of unborn baby girls.
The report further proposes removing all specified grounds for abortion up to 24 weeks, effectively allowing abortion for any reason and thereby permitting sex-selective abortions.
Commenting on the latest developments, Catherine Robinson, spokesperson for Right To Life UK, said: “It is extremely worrying that sex-selective abortion could be legalised in Scotland as part of these harmful recommendations. This report is one of the most extreme in UK parliamentary history, drawn up by radical activists whose views do not align with public opinion. What is being suggested is an extreme and inhumane change to the law, which polling shows is widely opposed by women”. |