THE president of Worcester Conservatives has called for women to be banned from having abortions under any circumstances.

With Parliament due to vote tomorrow on possible changes to birthing laws, Andrew Grant told your Worcester News he believes all abortion should be outlawed.

Mr Grant, president of the Worcester City Conservative Association, has written to Conservative party leader David Cameron to express his “concern” and “disappointment” at his support for women’s abortion rights.

“I think you are either pro-life or pro-death,” said Mr Grant.

When asked about extreme circumstances such as when a woman is raped, Mr Grant said his views remained the same.

“There have been (rape) cases where the child is born and the mother has been grateful that she had the child,” he said.

Mr Cameron wants to lift the requirement that two different doctors must approve any abortion.

The Conservative Party candidate for Worcester, Robin Walker, said he respected Mr Grant’s views but did not share them himself.

“My position is that I think abortion is morally difficult and unpleasant, but I don’t think it’s something you can absolutely blanket ban,” he said.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill has its final reading before the Commons tomorrow.

The bill does not propose any change to existing abortion laws - which permit terminations up to 24 weeks into pregnancy - but a series of amendments will be tabled by backbench MPs keen to either liberalise or tighten up the rules.

Worcester’s Labour MP Mike Foster said he will vote to keep the law as it is, as he believes any change should only be considered as part of an overall review of abortion laws.