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Sabiha Patel February 2003 Form: 10.9 An Essay On Abortion Abortion is the medical removal of an embryo of foetus from the uterus of a woman. Until 1967, all abortions in Britain were illegal, but having said that, it does not mean that they did not take place. Desperate women were compelled to pay unqualified 'doctors' a large amount of money to carry out an abortion on them. Such abortions are known as 'back street abortions'. Abortion in Great Britain was legalised in 1967, provided that two doctors agree that: * The life of the mother would be at stake if the pregnancy was allowed to continue,, * The mental or physical health of the mother could be seriously damaged if the pregnancy as allowed to continue, * The child could be born physically or mentally handicapped, * The mental health of the other children in the family could be endangered if another baby was allowed...

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