Submitted on Tuesday 13th June 2023
Rejected on Tuesday 20th June 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Repeal sections 58 and 59 from the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
Women and transgender men have a right to bodily autonomy, and this includes abortion. Sections 58 and 59 have been removed from statute in Northern Ireland. Recent events have proved this is now required in England, Scotland and Wales.
Our abortion laws are outdated, unfair and need clarification. I am asking our Government to repeal sections 58 and 59 from the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
Section 58 reads as: "A woman is guilty of an offence if she unlawfully procures her own miscarriage".
Section 59 reads as: "Anyone who supplies drugs or instruments to be unlawfully used to procure abortion is guilty of an offence".
I am also asking for the repeal of the above sections to include transgender men.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639517
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