'I was absolutely distraught.' Heidi Crowter has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with Down's syndrome up until birth. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Heidi Crowter, 27, from Coventry, brought legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care in the hope of removing a section of the Abortion Act.
Judges ruled last September the legislation was not unlawful and aimed to strike a balance between the rights of the unborn child and of women.In a summary of the decision, by Lord Justice Underhill, Lady Justice Thirlwall and Lord Justice Peter Jackson, the judges said the Act does not interfere with the rights of the"living disabled".
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