Bill · Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
Bill 2556
Abortion Bill [HL]
Original
Introduced
15 January 2020
Last action
15 January 2020 · 1st reading
Status
2nd reading
Sponsors
Baroness Barker
Subjects
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Source updated
5 May 2021
Summary
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
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Timeline
15 January 2020
1st reading
Lords · 1st reading
Source: Lords
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
2 official files
HL Bill 31 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 15 January 2020
HL Bill 31 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 15 January 2020
Sponsors
- Baroness Barker · Liberal Democrat · Lords
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Sources
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2556
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/2556
- uk · 2556 · source updated 5 May 2021