§ Mr. PattenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 21 April,Official Report, column 310, what plans she has for new research following that completed for the Department in 1988 by Dr. Maria Fitzgerald into whether foetuses feel pain while being aborted. [30021]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department recently asked Dr. Maria Fitzgerald to update her original report. A copy of her second report entitled "Foetal Pain: an update of current scientific knowledge" will be placed in the Library.