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The Abortion Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom legalising abortions on certain grounds by registered practitioners, and regulating the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS). It was introduced by David Steel as a Private Member's Bill, but was backed by the government, who appointed the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Sir John Peel, to chair a medical advisory committee that reported in favour of passing the bill.

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rdfs:label	Abortion Act 1967 (en)
rdfs:comment	The Abortion Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom legalising abortions on certain grounds by registered practitioners, and regulating the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS). It was introduced by David Steel as a Private Member's Bill, but was backed by the government, who appointed the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Sir John Peel, to chair a medical advisory committee that reported in favour of passing the bill. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cambridge University Press Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Private member's bill David Steel John Peel (gynaecologist) Devolution Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 Conscience vote Palgrave Macmillan Parliament Abortions Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly Parliament of the United Kingdom Legal Studies (law journal) Harriet Harman Abortion-rights movements Abortion in the United Kingdom Act of Parliament United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1967 United Kingdom abortion law Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Katy Clark Labour Party (UK) Diane Abbott Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 National Health Service Private Member's Bill Queen's Speech Report stage Third reading dbr:Lane_Committee
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/87/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/87/contents/enacted https://web.archive.org/web/20071026034749/http:/www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/science_and_technology_committee/scitech200607.cfm
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amendments	The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (en)
territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland (en)
introduced by	David Steel
long title	An Act to amend and clarify the Law relating to termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners. (en)
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom (en)
short title	Abortion Act 1967 (en)
status	Amended (en)
has abstract	The Abortion Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom legalising abortions on certain grounds by registered practitioners, and regulating the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS). It was introduced by David Steel as a Private Member's Bill, but was backed by the government, who appointed the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Sir John Peel, to chair a medical advisory committee that reported in favour of passing the bill. After a further heated political and moral debate, under a free vote, it was passed on 27 October 1967, coming into effect on 27 April 1968. The Act made abortion legal on a wide number of grounds in all of Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland) up to 28 weeks' gestation. The Act does not extend to Northern Ireland, where abortion was illegal unless the doctor acted "only to save the life of the mother", or if continuing the pregnancy would have resulted in the pregnant woman becoming a "physical or mental wreck". The situation was the same as it was in England before the introduction of the Abortion Act 1967. At midnight, on 21 October 2019, due to the Northern Ireland Assembly failing to restore devolution, sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 were repealed, decriminalising abortion. As such, there is no need for the exemptions in the Abortion Act 1967 to extend to Northern Ireland. (en)
commencement	1968-04-27 (xsd:date)
original text	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/87/contents/enacted
revised text	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/87/contents
royal assent	1967-10-27 (xsd:date)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Purposive approach Roy Jenkins Private member's bill ProLife Alliance David Steel Demography of the United Kingdom April 1968 Permissive society Peter Thurnham Up the Junction (The Wednesday Play) Vera Houghton Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929

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