| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the law with regard to the destruction of children at or before birth. |
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| Citation | 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 34 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 May 1929 |
| Commencement | 10 May 1929[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
TheInfant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 34) is anact of theParliament of the United Kingdom that created the offence ofchild destruction. The act retains three sections, the most substantive legal changes of which are in the first section.
The bill preceding it was introduced as theChild Destruction Bill. It was reintroduced in the next session as thePreservation of Infant Life Bill.[1]
Section 1(1)'s caveat of the act amended section 58 of theOffences 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.
TheAbortion Act 1967 makes foetal abortion legal in specific circumstances when conducted in accordance with the regulations of the act.[2]
The 1967 act—as for added clarity amended by s37 of theHuman Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990—explicitly notes that abortions performed under the terms of the 1967 Act are not offences under the 1929 Act.[2]
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