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| Hunt concerned by lack of prosecutions in gender abortion case | Hunt concerned by lack of prosecutions in gender abortion case |
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| The CPS's decision not to prosecute two doctors who have been accused of offering to arrange abortions based on gender is "concerning", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. | The CPS's decision not to prosecute two doctors who have been accused of offering to arrange abortions based on gender is "concerning", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. |
| The CPS has enough evidence to form a "realistic prospect of conviction", the Daily Telegraph reports. | The CPS has enough evidence to form a "realistic prospect of conviction", the Daily Telegraph reports. |
| But it decided that prosecutions would not be in the public interest. | But it decided that prosecutions would not be in the public interest. |
| Mr Hunt has asked Attorney General Dominic Grieve for "urgent clarification" of the decision. | |
| The doctors from Birmingham and Manchester were referred to the CPS after the Telegraph carried out an undercover investigation of abortion providers. | The doctors from Birmingham and Manchester were referred to the CPS after the Telegraph carried out an undercover investigation of abortion providers. |
| The newspaper said it had obtained evidence that they were willing to arrange abortions solely because of the sex of the unborn child, which is illegal. | The newspaper said it had obtained evidence that they were willing to arrange abortions solely because of the sex of the unborn child, which is illegal. |
| No terminations were actually carried out during the investigation. | No terminations were actually carried out during the investigation. |
| The CPS believes that the cases would be better dealt with by the General Medical Council. | The CPS believes that the cases would be better dealt with by the General Medical Council. |
| "We are clear that gender selection abortion is against the law and completely unacceptable," Mr Hunt said. | "We are clear that gender selection abortion is against the law and completely unacceptable," Mr Hunt said. |
| "This is a concerning development and I have written to the Attorney General to ask for urgent clarification on the grounds for this decision. " | "This is a concerning development and I have written to the Attorney General to ask for urgent clarification on the grounds for this decision. " |