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Abortion in the United Kingdom (view source)
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[[Abortion in the United Kingdom]] is easily accessible and legal within twelve weeks of conception to all women. It is also fully legalised upto twenty-four weeks after conception, but less accessible. Women are legally entitled to not pay for the abortion, thus requiring every taxpayer in the [[United Kingdom]] to pay for the deaths of children.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4350259.stm</ref><ref>http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Abortion/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref>
In theory, under the Abortion Act 1967, a woman's physical or mental health must be at risk for the abortion to proceed. Two doctors must sign that this is the case. However, due to the statistical technicality that carrying a baby to full term is more dangerous than an abortion, due to the risks of childbirth, all elective abortions are permitted and women do not generally have to give a reason.<ref>http://www.efc.org.uk/Foryoungpeople/Factsaboutabortion/MoreonUKabortionlaw</ref>
== Public Opinion ==
An opinion poll of 1000 people in the United Kingdom in 2007 found that 77% of the population supported a woman's 'right' to choose to have an abortion.<ref>http://www.abortionrights.org.uk/content/view/171/106/</ref>
An opinion poll of 800 people in the United Kingdom in 2008 found that 81% of people believed the government should have no involvement in this matter and that it should be "left to the individual to decide." Furthermore, only 1% felt that abortion should actually be criminalised. Other than the 2% of people who gave no answer, the remainder all thought the government should do work to discourage abortion but should not criminalise it.<ref>http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jun08/WPO_Abortion_Jun08_quaire.pdf</ref>
While public opinion is strongly in favour of abortion, there is a strong feeling that the abortion limit should be reduced from 24 weeks to 20 weeks.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/jan/29/health.publicservices</ref>
== Pro-life Movements in the United Kingdom ==
The '''All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group''' consists of only twenty MPs out of 646 (just over 3% of MPs). [[Anne Widdecombe]] has chaired the group in the past, and currently is a vice-chair. Interestingly, only eight members are from the 'Conservative Party'. Two are from the 'Liberal Democrats' and ten are from the 'Labour party.'<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/398033.stm</ref><ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi472.htm</ref>
There are pro-life groups in the United Kingdom, but they are not very prominent.
In theory, under the Abortion Act 1967, a woman's physical or mental health must be at risk for the abortion to proceed. Two doctors must sign that this is the case. However, due to the statistical technicality that carrying a baby to full term is more dangerous than an abortion, due to the risks of childbirth, all elective abortions are permitted and women do not generally have to give a reason.<ref>http://www.efc.org.uk/Foryoungpeople/Factsaboutabortion/MoreonUKabortionlaw</ref>
== Public Opinion ==
An opinion poll of 1000 people in the United Kingdom in 2007 found that 77% of the population supported a woman's 'right' to choose to have an abortion.<ref>http://www.abortionrights.org.uk/content/view/171/106/</ref>
An opinion poll of 800 people in the United Kingdom in 2008 found that 81% of people believed the government should have no involvement in this matter and that it should be "left to the individual to decide." Furthermore, only 1% felt that abortion should actually be criminalised. Other than the 2% of people who gave no answer, the remainder all thought the government should do work to discourage abortion but should not criminalise it.<ref>http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jun08/WPO_Abortion_Jun08_quaire.pdf</ref>
While public opinion is strongly in favour of abortion, there is a strong feeling that the abortion limit should be reduced from 24 weeks to 20 weeks.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/jan/29/health.publicservices</ref>
== Pro-life Movements in the United Kingdom ==
The '''All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group''' consists of only twenty MPs out of 646 (just over 3% of MPs). [[Anne Widdecombe]] has chaired the group in the past, and currently is a vice-chair. Interestingly, only eight members are from the 'Conservative Party'. Two are from the 'Liberal Democrats' and ten are from the 'Labour party.'<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/398033.stm</ref><ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi472.htm</ref>
There are pro-life groups in the United Kingdom, but they are not very prominent.