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Abortion (Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Clubfoot) Bill

A Bill to amend the Abortion Act 1967 to exclude cleft lip, cleft palate and clubfoot as qualifying physical abnormalities for the purposes of medical termination of pregnancy under section 1(1)(d).

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Abortion (Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Clubfoot) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 3 June 2020 by Fiona Bruce (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 3 Jun 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 May 2021.