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Translations:Edinburgh/66/en
In Scotland, abortion is legal for up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. For an abortion to be legal, according to Sexual Health Scotland, "two doctors agree that continuing with the pregnancy would be more harmful to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or any existing children of her family than if the pregnancy was aborted." After 24 weeks of pregnancy, abortion is only permitted if the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman, the pregnancy risks causing serious and permanent damage to the the pregnant woman's physical or mental wellbeing or if there is serious risk of fetal malformation. Scottish abortion law falls under the The Abortion Act 1967, which applies to Scotland, England and Wales.[1]