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The '''Abortion Act 1967''' was an act of the [[UK Parliament|Parliament of the United Kingdom]], introduced as a Private Member's Bill by the now-disgraced [[pedophile]] defender [[David Steel]], which in effect legalised the murder of unborn children or, as the legislation refers to it, 'abortion'. As of 2024, around  10 million unborn children have been killed in abortions carried out due to (but often outside the provisions of) the Act.<ref name="rtl10mil" /><ref>[https://www.spuc.org.uk/abortionactanniversary Abortion Act Anniversary Write to Your MP]</ref> As such, many view the Abortion Act 1967 as one of the worst [[crimes against humanity]] in European history. As far back as its introduction in the 1960s, the Act was compared to the [[Nazi]] crimes against humanity; even abortion doctor Aleck Bourne predicted it would lead to "the greatest [[Holocaust]] in history".

Abortion in the UK has been described by [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] MP as a "cult of death", while [[Carla Lockhart]] MP used her maiden speech in the UK Parliament to call out abortion. The Act was labelled a "national tragedy" in 2020 by Antonia Tully.<ref>[https://www.spuc.org.uk/Article/384440/Highest-number-of-abortions-since-1967-a-national-tragedy-says-SPUC Highest number of abortions since 1967, "a national tragedy", says SPUC]</ref> The Act is rooted in [[pseudoscience]] and significant elements of it are opposed by a large percentage of the public in the UK.<ref name="rtl10mil" />

== Background ==
The bill was introduced by Scottish Liberal MP David Steel. Steel can be considered to have made a career out of failing children; aside from being the architect of the [[mass murder]] of over 10 million unborn children, he also defended [[pedophiles]] in his own party, especially Cyril Smith MP, victims of whom have described Steel as being "just as bad" as Smith.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18272386.lord-david-steel-just-bad-paedophile-mp-cyril-smith-victims-claim/ Lord David Steel 'just as bad' as paedophile MP Cyril Smith, victims claim]</ref>

== Pseudoscience of the Abortion Act 1967 ==
In effect, the Abortion Act 1967 allows for the murder of unborn children for almost any reason up to 24 weeks. It is possible for babies to be born at 24 weeks, clearly showing the Act makes no consideration of the sentience of unborn children. Around 70% of women in the UK favour reducing the abortion time limit in the UK to 20 weeks or lower.<ref name="rtl10mil">[https://righttolife.org.uk/news/56th-anniversary-of-abortion-act-coming-into-effect-10372100-lives-lost-since-1967 56th anniversary of Abortion Act coming into effect, 10,372,100 lives lost since 1967]</ref>

==Legality==
The law 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>

{{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.'}}

Thus, a majority of abortions performed in the UK are in fact outside the permissions of the Abortion Act 1967, and therefore illegal.

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