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The Abortion Act 1967 [1] (c. 87) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that legalised abortion in Great Britain on certain grounds by registered practitioners, and regulated the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS).
Termination of pregnancy statistics for Scotland 2020 [153] Primary ground Number % Notes Grounds A/B/D/F/G: 34: 0.25: Risk to life of pregnant woman (and other grounds not listed below) Ground C: 13,572: 98.2: Risk of injury to physical/mental health of pregnant woman Ground E: 209: 1.51: Physical or mental abnormality in unborn child Total ...
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. [nb 1] [2] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies.
Individual states and countries vary on their restrictions for termination of pregnancy. In the UK, abortions after 24 weeks' gestational age are only legal to protect the mother's physical or mental health, or if the fetus is "seriously handicapped" due to "physical or mental abnormalities". [10]
Late termination of pregnancy, also referred to politically as third trimester abortion, [2] describes the termination of pregnancy by inducing labor during a late stage of gestation. [3] In this context, late is not precisely defined, and different medical publications use varying gestational age thresholds. [ 3 ]
If the pregnancy involves twins, a higher dosage of mifepristone may be recommended. [24] Medical abortion performed very early, before the pregnancy can be detected by ultrasound, is just as safe and effective as medical abortion after the pregnancy is detectable by ultrasound. [25]
From 14 weeks to 24 weeks, abortion is legal where the pregnancy was caused by sexual crime or involves serious social grounds for a termination, or substantial risks of serious injury to the woman's life or health, or that the unborn child would be disabled.
The UK Parliament included a section which created safe zones for abortion clinics in the Public Order Act 2023. The Royal College of Nursing Scotland released a statement in support of the bill in December 2023. [2] On 25 March 2024, there was a large protest outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. [3]