The Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo.

It was reintroduced in the next session as the Preservation of Infant Life Bill.

[4] Section 1(1)'s caveat of the Act amended section 58 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 so that abortions and child destruction carried out in good faith for the sole purpose of preserving the life of the mother were no longer an offence.

The Abortion Act 1967 makes foetal abortion legal in specific circumstances when conducted in accordance with the regulations of the act.

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