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Abortion: further clarification of time limit

Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care to all doctors performing termination of pregnancy.

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The letter clarifies the department바카라 사이트™s interpretation of the legal time limit for termination of pregnancy, performed under Grounds C or D of the Abortion Act 1967, when the pregnancy is ended by feticide being undertaken as part of the abortion procedure.

It gives further clarification on the Chief Medical Officer바카라 사이트™s letter to doctors in July 2018.

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Published 28 March 2019

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