Correspondence

Abortion: further clarification of time limit

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

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 28 March 2019

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Further clarification of time limit for termination of pregnancy performed under Grounds C and D of the Abortion Act 1967

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The letter clarifies the department’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 Officer’s letter to doctors in July 2018.

Published 28 March 2019