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186: Supplying means of procuring abortion
or “This law about giving things to help end pregnancies is no longer in use.”
You could also call this:

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

This part of the law used to talk about how effective different methods were for abortion services. However, it’s no longer part of the law. On 24 March 2020, this section was removed from the Crimes Act 1961. This means that the law no longer says anything about the effectiveness of methods used for abortion services in this particular section.

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or “This part of the law that explained when abortions were against the rules is no longer used.”
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Abortion services

187Effectiveness of means used immaterial (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 187: repealed, on , by section 13 of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 6).