When was abortion made legal in England?

3 Responses to When was abortion made legal in England?

1. Liam 2008 says:

   February 25, 2010 at 12:44 am

   Abortion in the United Kingdom has been legal in England, Scotland and Wales since the Abortion Act passed in 1967.
   References :
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_Kingdom
2. Chocolate says:

   February 25, 2010 at 1:23 am

   Abortion in the United Kingdom has been legal in England, Scotland and Wales since the Abortion Act passed in 1967.

   The Act was passed on October 27, 1967 and came into effect on April 27, 1968.

   The Act allowed a woman to receive an abortion on any of the following grounds:

   To save the woman’s life
   To prevent grave permanent injury to the woman’s physical or mental health
   Under 28 weeks to avoid injury to the physical or mental health of the woman
   Under 28 weeks to avoid injury to the physical or mental health of the existing child(ren)
   If the child was likely to be severely physically or mentally handicapped
   The Act required that the procedure must be certified by two doctors before being performed.

   Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_Kingdom

   The following are websites for statistics on abortion:
   http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html

   http://www.abortionfacts.com/statistics/statistics.asp

   http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/index.html
   References :
3. Alex the Great says:

   February 25, 2010 at 1:41 am

   Abortion in the United Kingdom has been legal in England, Scotland and Wales since the Abortion Act passed in 1967. At the time, this legislation was one of the most liberal laws regarding abortion in Europe. However, abortion remains illegal in Northern Ireland, and all political parties in Northern Ireland oppose its legalisation, although Sinn Féin supports some limited liberalisation of abortion laws.

   The Abortion Act 1967 sought to clarify the law. Introduced by David Steel and subject to heated debate it allowed for legal abortion on a number of grounds, with the added protection of free provision through the National Health Service. The Act was passed on October 27, 1967 and came into effect on April 27, 1968.

   The Act allowed a woman to receive an abortion on any of the following grounds:

   *To save the woman’s life
   *To prevent grave permanent injury to the woman’s physical or mental health
   *Under 28 weeks to avoid injury to the physical or mental health of the woman
   *Under 28 weeks to avoid injury to the physical or mental health of the existing child(ren)
   *If the child was likely to be severely physically or mentally handicapped

   The Act required that the procedure must be certified by two doctors before being performed.
   References :
   Google Abortion Act 1967
   or
   Find it on Wikipedia