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MANY people think that abortion is fairly freely available in Britain today. The attempts by White, Benyon, Braine and Corrie to restrict the '67 Abortion Act all failed. But the situation isn't that rosy.
The '67 Act does not guarantee 'a woman's right to choose' an abortion. But even the '67 Act is not safe. of the social clause by une 'backdoor' attack the DHSS's amending the buff abortion notification form to make provision only for medical grounds, has had an effect. The National Abortion Campaign argued that the change would encourage anti-abortion doctors to refuse women abortions. There is now proof that this is happening.
Evidence is coming in that some hospitals are turning women away on the grounds that the buff form only accepts medical reasons for referal.
Abortion availability in general is being, restricted by NHS cuts. But possibly less well known is the fact that in much of the country; and in Scotland and Wales, the '67 Act has never been fully implemented.
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