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.
Abortion matters
The issue of abortion will always be close to the hearts of us as evangelical Christians – and many others …