A Bill to lower the gestational time limit for abortion to 12 weeks
House of Lords
9 October 2019
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This Bill would set a legal abortion time limit of 12 weeks, shortening the window in which abortions can be carried out. It is a Lords-originating proposal and is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords, where peers debate its principles. If it progresses, it would require changes to the existing abortion law.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Lords. It has previously had its first reading (July 2017); no subsequent stages are specified in the available information.
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5 Jul 2017
First reading took place on 5 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
