abortion act 1967造句

• The Act does not extend to Northern Ireland, where abortion is illegal unless the doctor acts " only to save the life of the mother " or if continuing the pregnancy would result in the pregnant woman becoming a " physical or mental wreck . " The situation is the same as it was in England before the introduction of the Abortion Act 1967.
• So long, said Livesey QC, as the herbalist complies with the UK's laws, does not prescribe prohibited or regulated substances under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, the Medicines Act 1968 or the Abortion Act 1967, so long as the herbalist takes steps to keep abreast of pertinent information in the " orthodox " medical journals, it is appropriate to hold his standard of care to that of what a reasonable herbalist would do.
• Under the Infant Life ( Preservation ) Act, both the provider and the mother could be punished with up to life imprisonment, although in practice, it tended to be less than that; the Abortion Act 1967 made abortion legal up to 28 weeks ( later amended to 24 ), and outside this range, the Infant Life ( Preservation ) Act is still in effect, although punishments now tend not to be severe ( the most recent prosecution resulted in a 12 month suspended sentence.
• For the purposes of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and any rule of law relating to the procurement of abortion, anything done with intent to procure a woman's miscarriage ( or in the case of a woman carrying more than one foetus, her miscarriage of any foetus ) is unlawfully done unless authorised by section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967 and, in the case of a woman carrying more than one foetus, anything done with intent to procure her miscarriage of any foetus is authorised by the said section 1 if the ground for termination of the pregnancy specified in subsection ( 1 ) ( d ) of the said section 1 applies in relation to any foetus and the thing is done for the purpose of procuring the miscarriage of that foetus, or any of the other ground for termination of the pregnancy specified in the said section 1 applies.