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The '''Abortion Act 1967''' was an act of the [[UK Parliament|Parliament of the United Kingdom]], introduced as a Private Member's Bill by the now-disgraced [[pedophile]] defender [[David Steel]], which in effect legalised the murder of unborn children or, as the legislation refers to it, 'abortion'. As of 2024, nearly 10 million unborn children have been killed in abortions carried out within the provisions of the Act.<ref>[https://www.spuc.org.uk/abortionactanniversary Abortion Act Anniversary Write to Your MP]</ref> As such, many view the Abortion Act 1967 as one of the worst [[crimes against humanity]] in European history. As far back as its introduction in the 1960s, the Act was compared to the [[Nazi]] crimes against humanity; even abortion doctor Aleck Bourne predicted it would lead to "the greatest [[Holocaust]] in history".

The '''Abortion Act 1967''' was an act of the [[UK Parliament|Parliament of the United Kingdom]], introduced as a Private Member's Bill by the now-disgraced [[pedophile]] defender [[David Steel]], which in effect legalised the murder of unborn children or, as the legislation refers to it, 'abortion'. As of 2024, around  10 million unborn children have been killed in abortions carried out within the provisions of the Act.<ref name="rtl10mil" /><ref>[https://www.spuc.org.uk/abortionactanniversary Abortion Act Anniversary Write to Your MP]</ref> As such, many view the Abortion Act 1967 as one of the worst [[crimes against humanity]] in European history. As far back as its introduction in the 1960s, the Act was compared to the [[Nazi]] crimes against humanity; even abortion doctor Aleck Bourne predicted it would lead to "the greatest [[Holocaust]] in history".

Abortion in the UK has been described by [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] MP as a "cult of death", while [[Carla Lockhart]] MP used her maiden speech in the UK Parliament to call out abortion. The Act was labelled a "national tragedy" in 2020 by Antonia Tully.<ref>[https://www.spuc.org.uk/Article/384440/Highest-number-of-abortions-since-1967-a-national-tragedy-says-SPUC Highest number of abortions since 1967, "a national tragedy", says SPUC]</ref>

Abortion in the UK has been described by [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] MP as a "cult of death", while [[Carla Lockhart]] MP used her maiden speech in the UK Parliament to call out abortion. The Act was labelled a "national tragedy" in 2020 by Antonia Tully.<ref>[https://www.spuc.org.uk/Article/384440/Highest-number-of-abortions-since-1967-a-national-tragedy-says-SPUC Highest number of abortions since 1967, "a national tragedy", says SPUC]</ref> The Act is rooted in [[pseudoscience]] and significant elements of it are opposed by a large percentage of the public in the UK.<ref name="rtl10mil" />

== Pseudoscience of the Abortion Act 1967 ==

== Pseudoscience of the Abortion Act 1967 ==

In effect, the Abortion Act 1967 allows for the murder of unborn children for almost any reason up to 24 weeks. It is possible for babies to be born at 24 weeks, clearly showing the Act makes no consideration of the sentience of unborn children. Around 70% of women in the UK favour reducing the abortion time limit in the UK to 20 weeks or lower.<ref>[https://righttolife.org.uk/news/56th-anniversary-of-abortion-act-coming-into-effect-10372100-lives-lost-since-1967 56th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 10,372,100 lives lost since 1967]</ref>

In effect, the Abortion Act 1967 allows for the murder of unborn children for almost any reason up to 24 weeks. It is possible for babies to be born at 24 weeks, clearly showing the Act makes no consideration of the sentience of unborn children. Around 70% of women in the UK favour reducing the abortion time limit in the UK to 20 weeks or lower.<ref name="rtl10mil">[https://righttolife.org.uk/news/56th-anniversary-of-abortion-act-coming-into-effect-10372100-lives-lost-since-1967 56th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 10,372,100 lives lost since 1967]</ref>

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