Christian Democrats isolated in their anti-abortion drive

The Christian Democrats of the governing coalition have not found wider support for their drive to restrict abortions in the Czech Republic and allow the father of an unborn baby to have a say on whether the mother should be allowed to undergo an abortion. The Christian Democrats also proposed that abortions should not be performed after the 18th week of pregnancy and that they should never be performed on girls under 18 years of age. Their partners in government - the Civic Democrats and the Greens - have said they find these proposals unacceptable. Public opinion is also against restricting abortions.