UK Parliament Votes on Embryos and Abortion Limits

(20 May 08 RV) British Lawmakers are voting today to revise abortion laws in the country as part of a proposed new Bill. Opposition party leader David Cameron and several Cabinet ministers advocate lowering the 24-week limit for abortions in Britain. Legislators are voting on whether to retain the current limit or lower it to 22, 20 or 16 weeks. A part of the of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, lawmakers yesterday voted to approve controversial plans to allow the use of animal-human embryos for research. We spoke to Charles Wookey, Assistant General Secretary of Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales explained more about the bill.