United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 190885
Abortion
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22 June 2023
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28 June 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to repeal sections (a) 58 and (b) 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
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22 June 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to repeal sections (a) 58 and (b) 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
Source: Commons
28 June 2023
Answer
The Government maintains a neutral stance in terms of changing the criminal law relating to abortion in England and Wales.Any change to the law in this area would be a matter of conscience for individual Parliamentarians rather than for the Government.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-22/190885
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1646748
- uk · wq-1646748 · source updated 28 June 2023