{"id":21142,"date":"2023-12-01T15:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adf.uk\/?p=12820"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:55:40","slug":"late-term-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/late-term-abortion","title":{"rendered":"MPs asked to remove legal protections against late-term abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21142\" class=\"elementor elementor-21142\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-363d7234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"363d7234\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7086b173\" data-id=\"7086b173\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e6d20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12e6d20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Stella Creasy MP seeks to remove legal prohibitions on abortion; risks legalising abortion up till birth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New government data exposes high rate of health complications resulting from abortions post-20 weeks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cPills by post\u201d scheme now reduces medical oversight, leading to dangerous \u201cDIY abortions\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LONDON (1<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> December 2023)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &#8211; Amendments being introduced to the Crime and Justice Bill this week seek to remove protections against late-term abortions in the UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> proposal by Stella Creasy MP seeks to repeal sections 58, 59 and 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act (OAPA) 1861, asking to remove most, if not all, of the remaining prohibitions on late term abortion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Secretary of State must by regulations make whatever changes appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or appropriate for the decriminalisation of abortion,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reads the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/bills\/cbill\/58-04\/0010\/amend\/criminal_rm_pbc_1129.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">amendment.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lois McLatchie Miller, Senior Legal Communications Officer for ADF UK, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur laws should protect women and their babies from harmful and traumatic abortion outcomes. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/polling\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">70% of UK women<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> would like to see the UK\u2019s 24-week limit on abortion lowered to something more humane. At 24 weeks (almost 6 months), a child in the womb is fully formed, can feel pain, and is increasingly able to survive in the outside world. UK abortion laws are already more extreme than most countries in the EU, where the median time limit on abortion on most grounds is 12 weeks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2023, we can recognise that abortion is far from a win for women. No little girl dreams of having an abortion when she grows up \u2013 yet year on year, more and more women feel that they must undergo this ordeal, which is linked to increased risk of anxiety, alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts. Women \u2013 and their babies &#8211; deserve far better than this.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Counter-calls for improved medical care<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creasy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dleRIYO2trA\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">admitted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in a recent parliamentary debate that the \u201cpills by post\u201d abortion scheme could be partly responsible for a recent rise in court cases regarding late term, illegal abortions in the UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/at-home-abortion-review-bill-receives-first-reading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bill<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> introduced in the House of Lords this month seeks a review into the risks posed to women due to the scheme, which removes the need for in-person appointments for medical examinations and counselling, leaving women to self-perform abortions at home. In particular, the review would assess the risks in regards to health complications, and undetected cases of abortion coercion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;15% of women who have had abortions in the UK say they felt <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/newsbeat-60646285\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">pressured<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> into the decision.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carla Lockhart MP has launched an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edm.parliament.uk\/early-day-motion\/61606\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Early Day Motion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> this week calling for the government to reject the removal of legal safeguards as proposed by Creasy, and instead embrace efforts to re-introduce medical supervision for abortions that will ensure better protection for women and their babies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abortion could become available beyond 6 months gestation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is as yet unclear whether Creasy\u2019s amendment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which asks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the government to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">make whatever changes<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8230;<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">necessary or appropriate for the decriminalisation of abortion<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d,<\/span><\/i> <span data-contrast=\"none\">also <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would repeal the Infant Life (Preservation) Act (1929), which protects children&#8217;s lives post-viability (which in 1929 was identified at 28 weeks gestation, though is now earlier due to medical advancements). If it does, this could see the UK permitting abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A second proposal to remove prohibitions on abortion has been tabled by Diana Johnson MP. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Johnson\u2019s amendment seeks to remove women from the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929; which would remove an important legal deterrent which prevents women from self-performing dangerous late-term abortions. There is no indication at this point that the amendment would allow abortion providers to carry out the procedure beyond the current legal limit.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The amendments could be voted upon in early 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dangers of abortion in the UK<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The move comes despite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/complications-from-abortions-in-england-2017-to-2021\/complications-from-abortions-in-england-comparison-of-abortion-notification-system-data-and-hospital-episode-statistics-2017-to-2021\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">new government data<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> this month exposing the risks that later-term abortions pose to women\u2019s health. The government data states that medical abortion performed at 20+ weeks has a complication rate 160x higher than that of abortion under 10 weeks. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As well as being <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0004867413484597\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">causally linked<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to anxiety, suicidality, and drug and alcohol misuse, immediate and common complications of abortion <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/abortion\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">can, according to the NHS, include<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> hemorrhaging, sepsis, damage to the womb, and infection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A recent government review <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/complications-from-abortions-in-england-2017-to-2021\/complications-from-abortions-in-england-comparison-of-abortion-notification-system-data-and-hospital-episode-statistics-2017-to-2021#data-sources:~:text=Due%20to%20the,abortions%20in%202021.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">noted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that complications may be less likely to be recorded for abortions where either both or one of the abortion medications is administered at home. Abortions where both abortion medications were administered at home account for 52% of all abortions in 2021.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A r<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/over-10000-women-needed-hospital-treatment-after-using-abortion-pills\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ecent investigation found that <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">1 in 17 women &#8211; around 20 a day &#8211; who used the pills by post service in 2020 to administer their own abortions at home, had to present at hospital as a result. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A GB News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/news\/ambulance-dispatches-and-999-calls-responding-to-abortion-pill-concerns-have-risen-by-64-since-2019-gb-news-investigation\/359311\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">investigation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> found that ambulance dispatches and 999 calls responding to abortion pill concerns rose by 64% between 2019 and 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move comes despite new government data this month exposing the risks that later-term abortions pose to women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":22335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[741,898],"class_list":["post-21142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-right-to-life-en-gb","tag-uk-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MPs asked to remove legal protections against late-term abortion - ADF International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stella Creasy &amp; 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