Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
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GCSE History · key term
Changing the law so that an activity is no longer a criminal offence, sometimes only under specified conditions.
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The removal of criminal penalties from an activity, sometimes only under specified conditions.
The Abortion Act 1967, which came into effect in 1968, permitted abortion under specified medical conditions in England, Wales and Scotland. This was not unrestricted decriminalisation.
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