Analysis of Abortion, Death Penalty, and Assisted Dying Laws in the UK

This report provides an overview of the legal frameworks surrounding abortion, the death penalty, and assisted dying in the UK. It begins by discussing the legality of abortion under the Abortion Act 1967, outlining the circumstances under which it is permitted and the role of medical professionals. The report then addresses assisted dying (euthanasia), highlighting its illegality in the UK and the associated penalties. Finally, it examines the death penalty, referencing the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1965, which abolished capital punishment in the UK. The report references academic sources, including books and journals, to support its analysis and provide a comprehensive understanding of these complex legal issues.

Law Relating to Abortion, the
Death Penalty and Assisted
Dying

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Abortion is legal but under some circumstances in England which is based on Abortion
Act 1967. The circumstances which makes the abortion legal when pregnancy is not good for the
women like for her health, or life and pregnancy should not more than 24 weeks and if child is
suffered from any illness or abnormalities (Davies, 2017). This law permits only for the licensed
medical organisation or doctors. The documents of abortion must be affiliated by two licensed
doctors. If any person who is found of guilty in other circumstances will be sent to jail for there
entire life.
Assisted Dying is also known as Euthanasia which refers to the practices whereby a
person suffering from a illness or incurable condition is helped to take their own life specially by
means of lethal drugs given by doctor for the intention. It is also known as mercy killing. In
England assisted dying is crime and it is illegal (Ekland-Olson, 2017). If any person do so he will
sent to prison for 14 years and with maximum penalty. This law prevent The people living in UK
for doing this unlawful activity.
Death Penalty is also known as capital punishment. Death penalty is sanctioned as well as
legal practices of government where a person is killed by the states as the punishment of crime
(Savulescu and Schuklenk, 2017). The Aboilation of Death penalty Act 1965 is passed by the
parliament of UK. It is abolished the death penalty for the murder in UK.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Davies, C., 2017. The strange death of moral Britain. Routledge.
Ekland-Olson, S., 2017. Who Lives, who Dies, who Decides?: Abortion, Assisted Dying, Capital
Punishment, and Torture. Routledge.
Savulescu, J. and Schuklenk, U., 2017. Doctors have no right to refuse medical assistance in
dying, abortion or contraception. Bioethics, 31(3), pp.162-170.
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