A campaign to push for abortion to be removed from the justice statutes and decriminalised is to be launched this month by the country’s newest political party. Northern Ireland woman takes NHS to court over abortion law Read moreAbortion is part of life in mainland Britain: one in three women will have an abortion before the age of 45, with the highest rate among 21-year-olds. Under the 1861 act, and as amended by the Abortion Act 1967, abortion remains a criminal offence; only cases that meet certain caveats are exempt from prosecution. “This is really about making it very clear that women’s healthcare rights are human rights,” said Walker. “Decriminalising abortion, for both health professionals and for women, would put the issue with clinicians and health experts, where it belongs.”

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2016 00:04 UTC