"There has been public outcry over revelations of gender-abortion in the UK but no official action has been taken against the doctors. We are proud to stand with this brave young woman as she battles for justice for unborn children and shames those who should have done so. The establishment has become complicit with the abortion industry because it is too frightened to stand up to it."

The CPS announced its decision not to prosecute last year saying that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute the doctors - but claiming that doing so would not be in the public interest.

The decision provoked cross-party concern. The Health Secretary, Jeremy 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."

Labour's Shadow Attorney General, Emily Thornberry, wrote to the Director Public Prosecutions (DPP), saying: "As you will know, the GMC is a regulator and cannot bring criminal proceedings. The provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 are crystal clear. The conduct of abortions for reasons not stated in that Act is a criminal offence, not just a regulatory one. To decide not [to] prosecute because a regulator can hear the matter instead is to disapply the law and undermine the will of Parliament. "

Liberal Democrat Peer and former DPP, Lord Macdonald described the decision as "very dubious" and said that it risked "undermining the principle that everyone is equal under the law."

The Government has written to doctors stating that abortion solely on the grounds of gender is illegal (1). However, the UK's largest abortion provider, BPAS, disputes that, claiming that the law is 'silent on the matter' (2). The British Medical Association has suggested that abortion on the grounds of gender may be legal in some circumstances (3).

The Abortion (Sex-Selection) Bill, introduced by Fiona Bruce MP last week and supported by 181 - 1 MPs, seeks to confirm that the law prohibits abortion on the grounds of gender.