But lawyers are set to argue that the clinic treating their client's former partner are breaching the 1967 Abortion Act by not having her seen by two doctors who say the pregnancy will be at risk to either the mother or the child. Nicholas Hercules, of the Pro-life Alliance agreed said the man was acting as a responsible parent. Here we have a man who is being responsible, caring and loving over his unborn child. If the shoe was on the other foot, so to speak, the CSA would be chasing him for his payments to contribute to the child. Nothing but harm Ann Furedi, of the BPAS, said the woman was already suffering the stress of an unwanted pregnancy and that a High Court action to stop her abortion could do her nothing but harm.
Unwanted pregnancies are extremely stressful.
Ann Furedi said she thought the court challenge would end in failure. The law is quite clear in that the man does not have any right to prevent a woman from ending a pregnancy. Because it is the woman who will experience the abortion or the birth it seems proper that it is a decision she should have to take. I think it is probably one of those cases that will generate a little bit of publicity, but will not prevent her from getting her abortion. The private High Court hearing has been adjourned until Tuesday.