Two Christian groups in the UK are considering privately prosecuting two doctors who agreed to arrange abortions of baby girls purely because of their sex after the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to bring charges against them.  

The Christian Legal Centre, which provides legal advice to its supporters, said it was preparing for a private prosecution against the two doctors who were exposed in an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph.  

Christian Concern, a campaign group, is supporting the action.

The news comes after Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament that he was concerned about the issue and that it was “absolutely right” that professional action should be considered for the two doctors.

Andrea Williams, the chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, said she was waiting for Keir Starmer, the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, to make a further statement before deciding how to proceed.

“We are preparing for a private prosecution or judicial review, but we may do both,” said Mrs Williams. “We will not let the matter go.”  

Terminating a pregnancy because of the sex of a foetus is illegal, and the practice has been condemned as “morally wrong” by ministers.

Last week the CPS said it was not in the “public interest” to charge the two doctors exposed for agreeing to arrange abortions because of the sex of the foetus, even though there was a “realistic prospect of conviction”.  

Campaigners accused the CPS of failing to uphold the law, and Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, raised the case with the Attorney General.

Mr Hunt pressed for “urgent clarification”, and it is understood that Scotland Yard is waiting to see if it will be asked to reinvestigate.

Peter Saunders, the chief executive of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said: “If the CPS won’t do its job then concerned citizens will step in. The CPS is giving the message that people wanting sex-selective abortions should come to Britain. If the law is not upheld it will be flouted by unscrupulous people.”