Abortion
Section 58
In England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland this section creates the offence of using drugs or instruments to procure abortion. It replaces section 6 of the Offences against the Person Act 1837.
Section 59
In England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, this section creates an offence of supplying or procuring poison or instruments for the purpose of criminal abortion.
Read more about this topic: Offences Against The Person Act 1861
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“If the vice president thinks it’s disgraceful for an unmarried woman to bear a child, and if he believes that a woman cannot adequately raise a child without a father, then he’d better make sure that abortion remains safe and legal.”
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