While the proposal sounds good in theory, pro-lifers say that putting the Department of Health is in charge of applying it is like putting the "fox in charge of the chicken coop."
64-year-old Colin Atkinson was asked by his employers, Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) in West Yorkshire, to remove the cross after an anonymous complaint
Doctors have created more than 3.1 million human embryos since Britain passed its Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act in 1991, resulting in only 94,090 successful births.
"In light of increasing demand for abortions, these results may have implications for women's access to abortion services in the future," said the lead researcher.
The statistics, which were released only after a five-year legal battle, show that nearly 18,000 babies were aborted between 2002 and 2010 on the grounds of suspected disability.