Women in UK ‘legally free to abort child on sex grounds’

The boss of Britain’s largest abortion charity said women are legally free to terminate pregnancies if they are unhappy with the sex of their baby.

A doctor agreeing to an abortion on the grounds of gender would be “breaking the law no more and no less” than one performing the procedure on a rape victim, Ann Furedi, chief executive of British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), said.

Ms Furedi drew both fire and praise from pro-life campaigners who said abortion laws are so wide doctors can virtually justify any reason a woman gives.