The prior law already allowed abortion beyond 24 weeks in some circumstances. An abortion clinic would seek to determine whether those conditions applied. The number of women seeking an abortion beyo… (View Post)

I think you are confusing him with Bill Clinton, who said “Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare” in 1992, long after the UK had legalised abortion. (View Post)

A woman over 24 weeks would not be turned away. The prior law already allowed abortion beyond 24 weeks in some circumstances. An abortion clinic would seek to determine whether those conditions appli… (View Post)

I don't know what point you are making, Anne. My dad's overwhelming professional concern was to give women (and men) the choice over their fertility. (View Post)

I am saddened that my dad, who worked on the 1967 Abortion Act, died a few months ago and will miss the abortion vote today. The '67 Act was a mess of compromises to get the vote over the line a… (View Post)