Pregnancy
Lords · Question HL8593 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to increase protections to the lives of unborn children.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 30 Jun 2025
Existing criminal offences relating to foetuses are contained in the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and the Infant Life Preservation Act 1929. The Government has no plans to change these.