Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Abortion Act 1967

Index Abortion Act 1967

The Abortion Act 1967 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom legalising abortions by registered practitioners, and regulating the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS). [1]

31 relations: Abortion, Abortion in the United Kingdom, Abortion-rights movements, Act of Parliament, Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, BBC News, Conscience vote, Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945, David Steel, Diane Abbott, Harriet Harman, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, John Peel (gynaecologist), Katy Clark, Labour Party (UK), National Health Service, Northern Ireland, Offences Against the Person Act 1861, Parliament, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Private member's bill, Reading (legislature), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Short and long titles, Speech from the throne, The Daily Telegraph.

Abortion

Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Abortion · See more »

Abortion in the United Kingdom

Abortion has been legal on a wide number of grounds in England and Wales and Scotland since the Abortion Act 1967, then one of the most liberal abortion laws in Europe.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Abortion in the United Kingdom · See more »

Abortion-rights movements

Abortion-rights movements, also referred to as pro-choice movements, advocate for legal access to induced abortion services.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Abortion-rights movements · See more »

Act of Parliament

Acts of Parliament, also called primary legislation, are statutes passed by a parliament (legislature).

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Act of Parliament · See more »

Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, Acts of Parliament are primary legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom · See more »

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and BBC News · See more »

Conscience vote

A conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Conscience vote · See more »

Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945

The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 · See more »

David Steel

David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, (born 31 March 1938) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and David Steel · See more »

Diane Abbott

Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was appointed Shadow Home Secretary in October 2016.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Diane Abbott · See more »

Harriet Harman

Harriet Ruth Harman (born 30 July 1950) is a British solicitor and Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament since 1982, first for Peckham, and then for its successor constituency of Camberwell and Peckham since 1997.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Harriet Harman · See more »

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and House of Commons of the United Kingdom · See more »

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 · See more »

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c 22) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 · See more »

Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929

The Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 · See more »

Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949).

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Jeremy Corbyn · See more »

John McDonnell

John Martin McDonnell (born 8 September 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who was appointed the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 2015.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and John McDonnell · See more »

John Peel (gynaecologist)

Sir John Harold Peel (10 December 1904 – 31 December 2005) was a leading British obstetrician and gynecologist, who was Surgeon-Gynaecologist to Elizabeth II from 1961 to 1973, present at a number of royal births.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and John Peel (gynaecologist) · See more »

Katy Clark

Kathryn Sloan Clark (born 3 July 1967) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran from the 2005 to the 2015 general election when she lost her seat to Patricia Gibson, the SNP candidate.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Katy Clark · See more »

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Labour Party (UK) · See more »

National Health Service

The National Health Service (NHS) is the name used for each of the public health services in the United Kingdom – the National Health Service in England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland – as well as a term to describe them collectively.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and National Health Service · See more »

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Northern Ireland · See more »

Offences Against the Person Act 1861

The Offences against the Person Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 100) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Offences Against the Person Act 1861 · See more »

Parliament

In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Parliament · See more »

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Parliament of the United Kingdom · See more »

Private member's bill

A private member's bill in a parliamentary system of government is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Private member's bill · See more »

Reading (legislature)

A reading of a bill is a debate on the bill held before the general body of a legislature, as opposed to before a committee or an other group.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Reading (legislature) · See more »

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is professional association based in London, United Kingdom.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · See more »

Short and long titles

The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Short and long titles · See more »

Speech from the throne

A speech from the throne (or throne speech) is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or a representative thereof, reads a prepared speech to members of the nation's legislature when a session is opened, outlining the government's agenda and focus for the forthcoming session; or in some cases, closed.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and Speech from the throne · See more »

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

New!!: Abortion Act 1967 and The Daily Telegraph · See more »

Redirects here:

1967 Abortion Act, Abortion Act, Abortion Act of 1967, Abortion act 1967.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_Act_1967

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »