General Article Abortion is still illegal in the UK, thanks to this Victorian law

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Abortion is still illegal in the UK, thanks to this Victorian law

Sally Sheldon, University of Kent

You probably know that abortion services are available in Britain on the National Health Service. What you may not know is that abortion is still potentially punishable by life imprisonment. That i...

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