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Bill Documents
20 Nov 2018 - Bills
Bill 276 2017-19 (as introduced)
Abortion Bill 2017-19
Commons Chamber
Abortion
1st reading: House of Commons - Tue 23 Oct 2018
No Department present
Bill
Abortion Bill 2017-19
Presented by Diana Johnson (Labour)
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Summary

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the law relating to abortion in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland; to remove criminal liability in respect of abortion performed with the consent of the pregnant woman up to the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy; to repeal sections 59 and 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861; to create offences of termination of a pregnancy after its twenty-fourth week and non-consensual termination of a pregnancy; to amend the law relating to conscientious objection to participation in abortion treatment; and for connected purposes.