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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.”
You could also call this:

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

This part of the law has been removed. It used to explain what ‘unlawfully’ meant for abortion services in the Crimes Act 1961. The government took this section out of the law on 24 March 2020. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 13 of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020.

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or “Hurting someone badly on purpose is against the law and can lead to time in jail.”
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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Abortion services

187AMeaning of unlawfully (Repealed)

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    • Section 187A: repealed, on , by section 13 of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 6).