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Abortion is healthcare – campaigning for decriminalisation
The 1967 Abortion Act always was regarded as a compromise — now is the time to further cement and improve the right to free, safe, legal abortions for all women, argues ANN HENDERSON
Abortion rights

LAST WEEK representatives of Abortion Rights Scotland, Engender, the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and a number of other organisations met the Scottish government minister for women’s health and public health to discuss taking forward the First Minister’s commitment “to exploring a review of the law on abortion to ensure that it is first and foremost a healthcare matter.”

The Scotland Act 2016 devolved responsibility for abortion law to the Scottish Parliament. 

The Scottish Parliament already had full responsibility for delivery of abortion care services, which have remained within the remit of NHS Scotland, framed by the 1967 Abortion Act. 

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