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50 years ago, the Abortion Act of 1967 was passed as new legislation that allowed doctors to legally perform abortions if the situation met certain criteria, and two Doctors agree that the abortion can go ahead.
The act was a major step forward for the safety of women, the number of deaths caused by illegal abortions was almost wiped out over night.
Abortion outside of the criteria is a crime under the 1861 Offences against the Person Act, punishable with a jail term.
There is a great deal of support to reform the law, abortion should not be a crime it should be controlled by the GMC like any other medical procedure and the need to have doctors authorise the abortion is, at best, condescending of women who are perfectly capable of making a decision concerning their own body.
Under the act two doctors need to sign off on the abortion stating that having a child will harm the mother, this generally means that most pregnant mothers state that they cannot cope and are on the cusp of a breakdown, it’s not right that a woman who is going through a difficult time is made to feel worse because of the way the legislation is framed.
Change may be on the horizon; over the past 50 years there have been many bills reviewed by the House of Commons to restrict abortions, but Diana Johnson MP sampled opinion in the house with a 10-minute rule bill which won by 30 votes, 10-minute rules are not binding but they do give a flavour of opinion, Johnson is now working on legislation to decriminalise and reform abortion.
The ease in which women can obtain abortion pills online is increasing the number of women choosing this option rather than going through the system as it is. The use of the pills has increased in Northern Ireland where abortion is not legal, women who want to terminate a pregnancy are left with a choice of a legal trip to England or using these illegal pills-punishable with a prison sentence. In a significant victory, women from Northern Ireland can now have their abortion funded on the NHS rather than pay the private fees of up to £900.
Motherhood is something that you choose to do when ready, the narrative is focussed more on a healthy body during pregnancy e.g. no drinking or smoking, this wholesome approach is completely different from the 1960’s and 1970’s. With the focus changing, the opposition to reform has fallen away, and with the general anti-abortion objection receding, we may find the minority voice getting louder, one London clinic was forced to close because of the threat caused by the demonstrations.
Criteria for Abortions
In all cases two Medical Practitioners must agree the following -
For pregnancies Up to 24 weeks:
• The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy was terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or any existing children of her family.
The woman’s actual or reasonably foreseeable future environment may be taken into account.
No time limits:
• the termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman
• there is a risk to the life of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated
• There is substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped.
Women under 16
A woman aged under 16 may have an abortion without parental knowledge or consent if both the required doctors agree that she has sufficient maturity and understanding to appreciate what is involved.
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