Serious concern was expressed by the British pro-life movement (PLM) just before the Queen’s speech, the official opening of Parliament, during which the Queen will announce the legislation for the next twelve months that will include the "Human tissue and embryos bill", the new act that will extend the definition of embryos to those produced by cloning and other processes. On November 6th, the Queen will enforce the new bill of law that establishes a wider use of in vitro fertilisation and tests on embryos, the production of inter-species embryos for testing purposes, and the taking of gametes from patients without their consent. In Great Britain, public opinion seems also to have problems with the time limit for abortion. According to a survey by the "Daily Telegraph", the majority of MPs would like to have the legal limit for abortion reduced. The leaders of the major Christian Churches stated that the spirit of the 1967 Act, under which abortion was viewed as the last resort, has been betrayed and a pro-abortion mentality seems to be increasingly spreading. "We fear next week Parliament will decide to extend legal abortion to Northern Ireland", explained Paul Danon from the "Society for the protection of unborn children", worried that "the further legalisation of research on embryos may lead to cloning part human, part animal embryos".” ” ” “
