Document:National Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act
| Long title | An Act to Provide for the Health of the People of Ibagli; and for Connected Purposes |
| Date of Royal Assent | 8 October 2005 |
An Act to Provide for the Health of the People of Ibagli; and for Connected Purposes
WHEREAS recent research has proved that a fetus does not feel and pain before the 29th week of pregnancy;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient that freedom of choice is paramount in any matter in a citizen's personal life;
NOW THEREFORE, the QUEEN, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, does enact as following:
1. The National Health Act, 1972, shall be amended according to Schedule A of this bill.
2. For greater certainty, no woman shall be denied access to an induced abortion for the sole reason that more than twelve and less than twenty-four weeks have elapsed in the pregnancy.
SCHEDULE A
Paragraph (3) of Section 32 of the National Health Act, 1972, shall be amended to read as follows:
"Voluntary termination of pregnancy in pregnancies where twenty-four weeks have not elapsed"