Decision due over UK abortion bid by Romanian girl, 11

The Romanian government will decide today whether to allow an 11-year-old Romanian girl to travel to Britain for an abortion.

Fri, 27 Jun, 2008 - 09:54

The Romanian government will decide today whether to allow an 11-year-old Romanian girl to travel to Britain for an abortion.

The girl, who claims she was raped by her 19-year-old uncle, is 20 weeks pregnant – which is beyond the 14 weeks legal limit for abortion in her own country.

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