Crime and Policing Act Takes Women Out of Abortion Law in England and Wales
House of Commons, Public Stairs, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCElegislation.gov.uk[1][2]: "S. 241 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(2)(j)", and the Act's enacted text is dated [29th April 2026]; no sunset, so the period is open-ended.
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, and its section 241 took effect at once: no woman commits an offence under abortion law by acting in relation to her own pregnancy.
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