Read the Abortion Act Extract Below as Originally Enacted and Then

Multiple Choice

Read the Abortion Act extract below as originally enacted and then the amendment made by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.

A) There is little change - it is purely cosmetic.
B) It is generally cosmetic with one particular change - now the pregnancy can only be terminated under ground (a) if the pregnancy is of less than twenty-four weeks' gestation.
C) It is generally cosmetic, but there are two specific changes: firstly, risk to the life of the pregnant woman has been omitted as a ground for abortion and, secondly, the pregnancy can only be terminated if the pregnancy is of less than twenty-four weeks' gestation.