division_name: Orders of the Day &#8212; New Clause 8 &#8212; Foetal physical or mental abnormalities: Information and counselling
motion: <p pid="b.282.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">'After section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) (Medical termination of pregnancy) insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">"1A (1) If tests of a foetus reveal that there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped, a registered medical practitioner or a suitably qualified health professional expeditiously shall provide the pregnant woman with&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) current, scientific information in a written form concerning:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(i) the life expectancy of;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(ii) the expected intellectual and functional development of; and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(iii) the treatment options for;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">a foetus diagnosed with, or a child born with, the physical or mental abnormalities identified as a risk by those tests,</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) contact details for, where available, supportive service providers, including telephone help lines specific to the physical or mental abnormalities identified as a risk by those tests, and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) the offer of a suitable opportunity to receive relevant counselling and such other information as they deem proper.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) If, subsequent to the receipt of test results referred to under subsection (1), the pregnant woman notifies a registered medical practitioner that she is considering terminating the pregnancy, either wholly or partly as a result of those test results, then the termination must not take place until the information and offer set out in subsections (1)(a) to (c) have been provided.'. &#8212;<i> [Dr. Palmer.]</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.282.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes"> Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Question put,</i> That the clause be added to the Bill:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.282.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The Committee divided:</i> Ayes 173, Noes 309.</p>