Bill to change abortion law for disability cases

This bill would change the law on abortion when a baby might be born with a disability. Currently, women can have an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy if doctors believe the baby would be born with a serious disability. The bill would remove this exception and apply the same 24-week time limit to all pregnancies. The government says this would treat all unborn babies equally regardless of disability. Some people support this as promoting disability equality. Others argue it would remove important medical choices for families facing difficult situations and could force women to continue pregnancies when babies have severe conditions incompatible with life.

• 1Would remove the current exception allowing abortion after 24 weeks for serious fetal disability
• 2Would apply the standard 24-week time limit to all pregnancies
• 3Supporters say it promotes equality by treating all unborn babies the same
• 4Critics say it removes important medical options for families
• 5Would affect cases where babies have severe disabilities or life-limiting conditions