Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929
Encyclopedia
The Infant Life Act 1929 is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It creates the offence of child destruction
.
It also amended the law (Offences against the Person Act 1861
) so that an abortion carried out in good faith, for the sole purpose of preserving the life of the mother, would not be an offence.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It creates the offence of child destruction
Child destruction
Child destruction is the name of a statutory offence in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Hong Kong. The offence of that name has been abolished and replaced in Victoria....
.
It also amended the law (Offences against the Person Act 1861
Offences Against The Person Act 1861
The Offences against the Person Act 1861 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to offences against the person from a number of earlier statutes into a single Act...
) so that an abortion carried out in good faith, for the sole purpose of preserving the life of the mother, would not be an offence.
Parliamentary debates
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1928/nov/14/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-hl
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1928/nov/22/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-hl
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1928/dec/06/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-hl
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1928/dec/18/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-hl
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/jan/28/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-lords
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/mar/25/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-lords
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/apr/18/standing-committee-a
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/apr/23/chairmens-panel
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/apr/23/standing-committee-a
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/apr/24/standing-committee-a
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/apr/25/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-lords
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/apr/25/infant-life-preservation-bill-lords
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/may/02/infant-life-preservation-bill-lords
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1929/may/07/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-hl
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1929/may/08/preservation-of-infant-life-bill-hl
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/may/09/message-from-the-lords
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1929/may/10/royal-assent