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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 March 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
The number of prosecutions and convictions under the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 is very small. There have been two prosecutions against women since 2019, although again we do not know if these were women acting in relation to their own pregnancy. None of them was convicted. There were seven prosecutions against men in the same period, and there were three convictions.
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