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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-25more like thismore than 2019-06-25
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Abortion more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any circumstances in which a pregnancy that does not (1) pose a risk to the physical health of a mother, and (2) involve a foetus that has been diagnosed with a disability, can be involuntarily terminated. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>A decision to terminate a pregnancy must comply with the legal requirements of the Abortion Act 1967. In circumstances where a person lacks capacity, the courts have the authority to make serious healthcare and treatment decisions, in the best interests of the person and pursuant to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and this could include whether a pregnancy should be terminated.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-05T10:55:39.037Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-05T10:55:39.037Z
answering member
4019
label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this