The High Court will hear Heidi Crowter’s legal challenge to abortion laws on 6 July, it has been announced.
Crowter, 25, is bringing the case against the government with Máire Lea-Wilson, whose 23-month-old son Aidan has Down’s syndrome.
Abortion time limits
The time limit for abortions in England, Wales and Scotland is set at 24 weeks, but if a baby has a disability like Down’s syndrome, cleft lip or club foot, it can be legally aborted up to birth.
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