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Abortion Abortion is a voluntary induced termination of pregnancy through a small surgical procedure, although the ru486 is available as a termination pill. In the UK, abortion can legally be performed up to the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy, although there are exceptions beyond this stage for example, life threatening situations to the mother or the unborn child. If this is the case, a termination can take place up until the end of pregnancy. Two doctors must give their consent for the abortion to take place and specify the reasons why. Under the 1967 Abortion Act, (appendix 2) abortion may only be carried out if continuation of the pregnancy would risk the health of the woman, whether mentally or physically or that of her existing children. In this assignment I aim to present both sides of the argument as to whether abortion is right or wrong. There can be many reasons why...

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