Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said he would support efforts to reduce the ‘far too high’ number of abortions. He is the first high profile politician this week to say so. Amid tensions within the coalition over a backbench bid to change the law on counselling for women considering a termination, Dr Fox said he would back anything that made people ‘think twice’. Tory MP Nadine Dorries is currently rallying support for an amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill which would provide women, who wanted it, to receive counselling that was independent of the abortion industry. However the Government appears to be changing their mind about supporting the amendment as Mr Cameron and the Heath Minister, Anne Milton now say they will oppose it. Ms Dorries branded Cameron as ‘gutless’ and said he had supported her amendment but had been forced into a U-turn by Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to save coalition stability.’ (See also last week’s P.A.)

Pray: for the amendment to be supported by an overwhelming majority in Parliament. (Ps.67:4)

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