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185: Female procuring her own miscarriage
or “This law, which made it illegal for a woman to end her own pregnancy, no longer exists.”
You could also call this:

“This law about giving things to help end pregnancies is no longer in use.”

This part of the law, called ‘Supplying means of procuring abortion’, used to be in the Crimes Act 1961. However, it’s not part of the law anymore. On 24 March 2020, it was removed from the Crimes Act. This change happened because of section 13 of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020. This means that the rules that were once in this section no longer apply.

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Next up: 187: Effectiveness of means used immaterial

or “It doesn't matter if the method used to end a pregnancy works or not, it's still against the law.”
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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Abortion services

186Supplying means of procuring abortion (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 186: repealed, on , by section 13 of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 6).