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  Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - Termination of Pregnancy
  
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  The majority Noes rejected a putative Bill reducing the time limit for abortions and requiring counselling and a "cooling off" period.
  
  <blockquote>That leave be given to bring in a Bill to reduce the time limit for legal termination of pregnancy from 24 to 21 weeks; to introduce a cooling off period after the first point of contact with a medical practitioner about a termination; to require the provision of counselling about the medical risk of, and about matters relating to, termination and carrying a pregnancy to term as a condition of informed consent to termination; to enable the time period from the end of the cooling off period to the date of termination to be reduced; and for connected purposes.</blockquote>
  
  <p><i> Question put, pursuant to <phrase class="standing-order" code="23" title="Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business">Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business)</phrase>:-</i></p>
  
  <p pid="c.157.3/2"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 108, Noes 187.</p>
  
  
  
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