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Termination of Pregnancy Bill

Reduce the time limit for legal terminations of pregnancy from 24 to 20 weeks; to introduce a cooling-off period after the first point of contact with a medical practitioner about a termination; to require the provision of counselling about the medical risk of, and about matters relating to, termination and bringing the pregnancy to term as a condition of informed consent to termination; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Termination of Pregnancy Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 18 December 2006 by Nadine Dorries (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 18 Dec 2006
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 Nov 2007.