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Charlotte Holland 10S Thursday 25th January 2002 Abortion Essay Abortion is when a baby or fetus is terminated inside the mother's womb under her permission or consent. The Abortion Act says that a woman can have an abortion if: two doctors agree that it's needed or necessary or if the baby is not capable of surviving. It will then be carried out in registered premises. Also the doctor must consider the life, health and mental health of the mother, whether an existing family would suffer if the pregnancy continues and if there's a reasonable chance that the child will be born handicapped or disabled. In 1965 the latest termination date was set at 28 weeks but then in 1990 the termination date was reduced to 24 weeks. Since then the number of abortions has steadily risen and some would say that abortion is treated as a form of contraception. Many Christians oppose to...

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