§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will obtain from the United States Congress the testimony submitted to the United States Congress Judiciary Committee hearing in the case Roe v. Wade together with a transcript of the hearing held in January. [HL650]
§ The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington)No. The testimony would add nothing to the Government's approach to abortion matters which are clearly established within the 1967 Abortion Act. The cost incurred would therefore be unjustified.