Catholics abort Labour?

Michael Howard seems to have created another storm over an issue that for some is a strange change of battleground: abortion. Interesting that it was not a policy announcement merely an interview with all party leaders for Cosmopolitan magazine. (there appears not to be an online version of this magazine)

Should the date at which abortion is legal be reduced to 20 weeks from the current 24 weeks? Well back in January I got asked this question on this blog. Below is what I said then and I stand by it today.

Pro choice but again with caveats. I believe that the current date at which
terminations can be allowed should be reduced. Science has changed and moved on
and I think there is a real chance that we are currently destroying sentient
human beings that could exist outside of the womb.

Some claim that there are circumstances of foetal abnormality that can still be identified after this time but I do wonder how much of that is merely the current set of test times and whether they too could be reformed. Is there a Doctor who can answer this for me?

One of the stranger aspects of this is the supposition that somehow Catholics were more likely to support Labour than the Conservatives. I am not sure that this is always the case but would be interested to hear what others, especially Catholics, might say about this.