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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-northern-ireland-no-2-regulations-2020/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/503",
  "legislation_title": "The Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Immediate necessity",
  "text": "A registered medical professional may terminate a pregnancy where a registered medical professional is of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the termination is immediately necessary to save the life, or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health, of the pregnant woman.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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