The call was led by leading pro-life campaigner, Lord Alton of Liverpool,

who made an impassioned speech warning of the moral, ethical and legal consequences of giving the go-ahead.

The House of Commons has already given the go-ahead but the Government

is facing a tough challenge in the Lords.

Around 40 speakers will talk in the debate which centres on a row that

has set religious leaders against the Government.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has joined forces with the Roman Catholic

archbishops of Glasgow and Westminster, the Chief Rabbi and the President

of the Muslim College to protest at the way the Government is changing

Lord Alton has tabled an amendment calling for a Lords select committee

to look at all the issues and report back before the regulations get the

Peers will be asked to vote on it later and reject a Government-backed

amendment proposed by Lord Walton of Detchant, calling for a select committee

to be set up after the Order has been agreed.

Lord Alton told the House it was surprising that the Government could

find time for a parliamentary Bill on fox-hunting and yet was stampeding

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