Jersey – Abortion limit could be increased to 21 weeks

by Christie Bailey
24 March 2025

THE legal abortion limit in Jersey could rise to 21 weeks. However, terminations after 12 weeks will still not be widely available in the Island because there are “not currently” the facilities and skills required to “safely deliver later-stage terminations”, according to a recently launched consultation.

Proposed changes to Jersey’s Termination of Pregnancy Law were recently set out in the consultation inviting Islanders to give feedback.

Continued: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2025/03/24/abortion-limit-could-be-increased-to-21-weeks/

24.03.2025

Jersey’s Termination of Pregnancy Law

Politicians vote in favour of widening abortion access

Jan 22, 2025
Ammar Ebrahim, BBC Jersey political reporter

Jersey politicians have voted to update the island's termination of pregnancy law by removing the residency restrictions that prevent some women getting an abortion. Politicians voted unanimously in favour of removing the restrictions.

Before the vote on Tuesday, women arriving on the island without residency rights had to wait 90 days before they could have an abortion. In Jersey, it is illegal to terminate a pregnancy after 12 weeks, so after 90 days passed, women who were pregnant on arrival or who became pregnant shortly after arriving would not be able to have an abortion.

Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g371er9xvo

22.01.2025

Jersey – Fifth in survey back gender selection abortion

March 6, 2024
Freddie Miller, Jonathan Morris

Just over a fifth of people who took part in a Government of Jersey survey think abortions should be permitted on the island for gender selection purposes.

The government is updating the island's 1997 terminations law and from its consultation on changes 597 responses were analysed.

Of those who responded 82% were women, 67% were aged 25 to 54 and 47% said they had personal experience of termination.

Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce7xng2gyz9o

06.03.2024