Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
abortion law
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| gptkbp:age |
no specific age, but Gillick competence applies
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Human_Fertilisation_and_Embryology_Act_1990
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Wales Northern Ireland (since 2020) |
| gptkbp:approvedBy |
two registered medical practitioners (England, Wales, Scotland)
|
| gptkbp:conscientiousObjection |
permitted for medical staff except in emergencies
|
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
public opinion in the UK |
| gptkbp:decriminalisedIn |
Northern Ireland (since 2019)
|
| gptkbp:exceptionToLimit |
risk to life of woman
substantial risk of serious handicap to child grave permanent injury to physical or mental health |
| gptkbp:gestationalLimit |
12 weeks (Northern Ireland, since 2020)
24 weeks (England, Wales, Scotland) |
| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Human_Fertilisation_and_Embryology_Act_1990
gptkb:Offences_Against_the_Person_Act_1861 gptkb:Abortion_Act_1967 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United Kingdom abortion law
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
legal with restrictions
|
| gptkbp:notableCase |
R v Bourne (1938)
Roe v Wade does not apply |
| gptkbp:penalty |
life imprisonment (under Offences Against the Person Act 1861, if outside legal grounds)
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| gptkbp:previouslyIllegalIn |
Northern Ireland (before 2019)
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| gptkbp:publicFunding |
NHS provides abortion services
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
women's rights in the United Kingdom
reproductive rights in the United Kingdom |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Infant_Life_(Preservation)_Act_1929
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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