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Abortion Act 1967

Labour PartyMP for HuytonPre-Prime Minister1960 leadership election1963 leadership election1964 general electionPrime Minister of the United KingdomPremershipsfirstsecondFirst termCabinetCircular 10/65Capital gains taxAbolition of death penaltyDecimalisation announcement1966 general electionSecond termCabinetDecriminalisation of homosexualityAbortion Act 1967Theatres Act 1968Race Relations Act 1968Open UniversityDivorce Reform Act 1969Operation Banner1970 general electionThird and fourth termsFebruary 1974 general electionCabinet1973–1975 recessionOctober 1974 general election1976 sterling crisisThe Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that legalised abortion in Great Britain on certain grounds by registered practitioners, and regulated the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS).

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