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Abortion Act 1967 (view source)
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== 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 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>
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>
==Legality==
The law requires physicians to certify the condition of the pregnancy before authorizing an abortion, but:<ref>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/03/24/British-doctors-pre-sign-abortion-forms/UPI-21501332629104/#ixzz1q5XehANo</ref>
{{cquote|doctors routinely signed off on abortions for women they never met. 'We used to pre-sign forms, we used to sign forms after the operation, we used to ask the anesthetists to do it.'}}
Thus, a majority of abortions performed in the UK are in fact outside the permissions of the Abortion Act 1967, and therefore illegal.
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