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May 23, 2024 · Key points in 2022. There were 251,377 abortions for women resident in England and Wales in 2022 - the highest number since the Abortion Act was introduced and an increase of 17% over the...
May 23, 2024 · On 30 March 2022, Parliament voted to amend the Abortion Act 1967 to allow eligible women in England and Wales to take one or both pills for early medical abortion up to 10 weeks at home ...
May 23, 2024 · This report sets out and comments on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2022 and provides an update to the ad hoc publication Abortion statistics for England and Wales: January...
Nov 22, 2022 · Contrary to popular belief, the right to abortion is not fully protected under UK law. The Abortion Act 1967 only partially decriminalises abortion, in cases where two doctors believe that continuing the pregnancy would be harmful to the physical or mental health of the woman or her existing children, an abortion would be less risky than ...
In 2017 the BMA agreed policy that abortion should be regulated in the same way as other medical treatments. This policy states that abortion: i) should be decriminalised in respect of health professionals administering abortions within the context of their clinical practice;
Jul 18, 2022 · Votes in 2020, 2021 and 2022 show that around 25% of MPs are consistently opposed to abortion rights. If political winds change in the future, this percentage might increase and bring forward the...
Jun 16, 2023 · Section 58 of the Offences against the Person Act and the Abortion Act should be repealed at some point and a new law created with a woman’s right to abortion at its heart.
