A Bill to lower the gestational time limit for abortion from twenty-four weeks to twenty-two weeks.
House of Lords
29 May 2024
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This Bill would lower the legal gestational time limit for abortion from 24 weeks to 22 weeks. It changes the current abortion law in the UK, meaning abortions would generally have to take place earlier in pregnancy. The Bill is at its first reading in the Lords.
The Bill has completed its first reading in the Lords and is at an early stage of passage. It would proceed to further stages if it gains support.
Generated 21 February 2026
7 Dec 2023
The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
