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-The '''Abortion Act of 1967''' is the [[British]] law governing [[abortion]] in that nation.  It requires physicians to certify the condition of the pregnancy before authorizing an abortion, but:<ref>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/03/24/British-doctors-pre-sign-abortion-forms/UPI-21501332629104/#ixzz1q5XehANo</ref>
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-{{cquote|doctors routinely signed off on abortions for women they never met.  'We used to pre-sign forms, we used to sign forms after the operation, we used to ask the anesthetists to do it.'}}
-It was introduced as a private member's bill by the Liberal [[MP]] David Steel to legalize abortion in Britain. The act was passed into law in October, 1967. The act made abortion legal up to 28 weeks [[gestation]]. [[Margaret Thatcher]] was among the MPs who voted in favour of the act.<ref>http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1988thatcher.asp</ref>
-== References ==
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-[[Category:Abortion]]
-[[Category:United Kingdom]]