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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-northern-ireland-no-2-regulations-2020/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/503",
  "legislation_title": "The Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-northern-ireland-no-2-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Risk to life or grave permanent injury to physical or mental health of pregnant woman",
  "text": "A registered medical professional may terminate a pregnancy where two registered medical professionals are of the opinion, formed in good faith, that—\n(a) the termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman; or\n(b) the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman which is greater than if the pregnancy were terminated.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/503/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:30:26.342546+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}