A Bill to amend the Abortion Act 1967 to exclude cleft lip, cleft palate and clubfoot as qualifying physical abnormalities for the purposes of medical termination of pregnancy under section 1(1)(d).
House of Commons
4 May 2021
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The bill would change the Abortion Act 1967 so that cleft lip, cleft palate and clubfoot cannot be used as grounds for medical termination of pregnancy under section 1(1)(d). In effect, these conditions would no longer count as qualifying physical abnormalities for abortion. The proposal is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. The First Reading took place on 3 June 2020.
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3 Jun 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
