Legal Analysis: Abortion, Death Penalty, and Assisted Dying in the UK

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the legal frameworks surrounding abortion, the death penalty, and assisted dying in the UK. It examines key legislation, including the Abortion Act 1967, the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, and the Suicide Act 1961, alongside relevant case law and legal principles. The report explores the legal conditions under which abortions are permitted, the status of the death penalty, and the laws related to assisted dying and euthanasia. Additionally, the report delves into related acts such as the Crime Justice Act (Northern Ireland) and the Human Rights Act 1988. It also discusses the role of common law in cases of murder. The report references several academic sources, including books, journals, and online articles, to support its analysis. This report is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib, a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

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Summarise the laws relating to abortion, the death penalty and assisted dying..............................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

Summarise the laws relating to abortion, the death penalty and assisted dying
For improving the value to life style in an economy on which various legislations, standards
have been presented by government to protect the human rights regarding Abortion, death
penalties as well as in Assisted dying.
There are legal obligations against the abortion in UK on which it covers England,
Scotland and wales for preventing this crime which is equivalent to murder (Abortion, 2019).
However, abortion will proceed only if there is any medical issue or threat to the life of mother
or foetus. Includes acts such as Abortion Act 1967 by National Health Service (NHS), Crime
Justice act (Northern Ireland), 1945 and Offence against the person Act, 1861 (Desai, 2019).
On the other side, to sentence a person to death as if he or she has committed murder,
terror, rape as well as attempt to murder. It involves the acts such as Murder (Abolition or Death
Penalty) Act, 1965, Crime disorder act, 1964 and Human rights Act, 1988. However, in relation
with sentencing a person for dying, on which Criminal Justice Act, 2003 passes order for
punishment (Black and Shay, 2018). Thus, cases like murder comes under common law instead
of statutes. It states the unlawful killing of an individual which is under the Queen’s and king’s
peace with Malice aforethought implied or expressed.
Along with this, the Voluntary Euthanasia is being very conveyancing for a person which is
suffering health issues from a long time. In which the law let a person dying and make them
relieve from suffering any disease and pain (Fujioka and et.al., 2018). It has been influenced by
Suicide Act (1961) on which a person suffering from serious diseases, addiction of drugs etc.
will be diseased as per agreement from their relatives and order by court (Assisted-dying laws
are progressing in some places - the UK isn’t one of them, 2017).
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Black, B. M. and Shay, L. P., 2018. States with more competitive legislative elections are more
likely to enact laws that are invalidated by the Supreme Court. USApp-American Politics
and Policy Blog, pp.1-5.
Desai, N., 2019. What Makes Abortion Morally Impermissible: A Dworkinian Perspective on
Abortion Rights and the Intrinsic Value of Life. UK L. Student Rev.. 7. p.1.
Fujioka, J. K. and et.al., 2018. Implementation of Medical Assistance in Dying: A Scoping
Review of Health Care Providers' Perspectives. Journal of pain and symptom
management. 55(6). pp.1564-1576.
Online
Abortion. 2019. [Online]. Available through :< https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/>.
Assisted-dying laws are progressing in some places - the UK isn’t one of them. 2017. [Online].
Available through :< http://theconversation.com/assisted-dying-laws-are-progressing-in-
some-places-the-uk-isnt-one-of-them-73181>.
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