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Title: Abortion Law In The UK
Words: 755
Abortion Law in the UK
Why we need reform - Whose Choice?
It is a popular misconception that the current law allows for abortion at the request of the women concerned. In fact, abortion is legal only if two doctors certify that it is necessary under the terms of the 1967 Act; unwanted pregnancy is not one of these terms.
Some doctors accept that an unwanted pregnancy is potentially harmful and will support her request for this reason
They are legally permitted to do this
Other doctors may be judgemental, obstructive and unhelpful, delaying women or turning them away in circumstances where another doctor would consider an abortion to be warranted
They are legally permitted to do this
By allowing doctors to exercise wide discretio ...
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