by Ruby Filleul
August 6, 2025
Plans to overhaul Jersey’s abortion law will not include financial support for islanders forced to travel off-island for a termination – unless their case is deemed “medically necessary”.
Abortions beyond 12 weeks and six days are not currently available in Jersey – and this will remain the case under proposed changes to the island’s Termination of Pregnancy Law.
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/
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