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| Legal Abortion |  In England, Wales and Scotland abortion is legal under 24 weeks of pregnancy. But first, two doctors should agree that it is necessary for one of the following reasons:
- delivery would damage the woman’s mental or physical health more than the abortion. This requires the woman’s health careful inspection. Besides, she has to explain how she feels about the pregnancy to a doctor.
- having the baby would damage the mental or physical health of any children she already has.
An abortion procedure is also legal at any stage of pregnancy if two doctors agree that:
- the abortion procedure is needed for saving the woman’s life or for prevention any serious permanent harm to her mental or physical health,
- there is a high risk that the baby would be seriously handicapped.
Notice that the stage of pregnancy is calculated from the first day of the woman's last period. You have to take to your consideration that different laws apply outside England, Wales and Scotland.
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