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Abstract
In this article the author begins by examining the extent to which the grounds for a legal termination of pregnancy under the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990) represent a departure from the existing law. It is argued that in practice, the only significant change will be in respect of abortions performed on the basis of foetal handicap.
The inconsitency within the statutory framework governing the law of abortion is also discussed. The piece concludes by suggesting that the language used to frame a fixed time limit in respect of “social” abortions appears an equally elusive formula as its predecessor: “a child capable of being born alive.”