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Abortion Bill [HL]

Volume 801: debated on Wednesday 15 January 2020

First Reading

A Bill to decriminalise the consensual termination of a pregnancy which has not exceeded its twenty-fourth week and in other prescribed circumstances; and to create a criminal offence for non-consensual termination of pregnancy.

The Bill was introduced by Baroness Barker, read a first time and ordered to be printed.