’Pro-life’ campaigners says changes to the draft abortion Bill have not addressed their concerns.

LifeIoM said it continues to oppose the Bill which it described as ’one of the most extreme pieces of abortion legislation to be proposed anywhere in the British Isles.’

A spokesman said the recent revisions made by MHK Dr Alex Allinson were ’mainly grammatical changes’. But Dr Allinson said significant amendments had been made to his proposed Abortion Bill following feedback from a public consultation.

The Ramsey MHK, who is leading the move to reform the abortion law, said he has made changes to his Bill reflect public opinion and the evidence provided by many professional organisations and groups.

While the key principles of the Bill remain, and proposed time limits have remained unchanged, changes have been made to a number of clauses.

There are changes to the language used, especially removing out-dated terms such as handicapped, defect and abnormality.

There are also changes to terms such as ’fatal foetal abnormality’, and an emphasis on the serious nature of foetal anomalies to be considered grounds for later termination.

The alterations include clearer guidelines for counselling especially in the event of foetal anomaly, so that abortion is not presented as a default position.