A Bill to amend the law relating to abortion in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland; to remove criminal liability in respect of abortion performed with the consent of the pregnant woman up to the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy; to repeal sections 59 and 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861; to create offences of termination of a pregnancy after its twenty-fourth week and non-consensual termination of a pregnancy; to amend the law relating to conscientious objection to participation in abortion treatment; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Dame Diana JohnsonLabour (Co-op)
17 September 2019
The bill would change abortion law across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If passed, abortions carried out with the pregnant woman’s consent up to 24 weeks would no longer be criminal offences; it would repeal parts of the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, create new offences for abortions after 24 weeks and for non-consensual terminations, and update rules on conscientious objection for those providing abortion treatment.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination.
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