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Regulation 7 Severe fetal impairment or fatal fetal abnormality

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(1)

A registered medical professional may terminate a pregnancy where two registered medical professionals are of the opinion, formed in good faith, that there is a substantial risk that the condition of the fetus is such that—

(a)

the death of the fetus is likely before, during or shortly after birth; or

(b)

if the child were born, it would suffer from such physical or mental impairment as to be seriously disabled.

(2)

In the case of a woman carrying more than one fetus, anything done to terminate the pregnancy as regards a particular fetus is authorised by paragraph (1) only if that paragraph applies in relation to that fetus.