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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

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Crime and Policing Act Takes Women Out of Abortion Law in England and Wales

Starts 04/29/2026CONFIRMED 89% 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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