Doctors who agreed to abort babies because they were girls will not be prosecuted, despite there being a ‘realistic prospect of conviction’, it was reported in early September.
An investigation by The Daily Telegraph found two doctors offering to arrange abortions after being told that the women did not want the baby because of its sex.
The decision has prompted concern from the Health Secretary who called for ‘urgent clarification’ on the issue. And a Christian ethicist warned that the case seemed to put doctors ‘above the law’.
