‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts name for legislation change

More than 30 medical organisations are urging Parliament to reform the legal guidelines round abortion.

As the legislation stands, girls in England and Wales could possibly be prosecuted if they don’t undergo official clinics to terminate their being pregnant.

A joint assertion signed by main abortion care suppliers and establishments such because the British Medical Association, Women’s Aid, and the Royal College of Gynaecologists, asks politicians to evaluate the legislation that criminalises girls who finish their being pregnant outdoors the authorized abortion limits.

A Sky News investigation final yr revealed an increase within the variety of girls dealing with prosecution over unlawful abortions.

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