In Royal College of Nursing v. Department of Health and Social Security (1981), a newer method of…
As the UK Supreme Court recorded in News Corp v HMRC (2023), the majority held that the nurse-assisted abortion "was covered by those words and was therefore lawful". The…
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In Royal College of Nursing v. Department of Health and Social Security (1981), a newer method of abortion involved a nurse pumping fluid into the womb under the supervision of a doctor. The House of Lords, by a 3-2 majority, held that:
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As the UK Supreme Court recorded in News Corp v HMRC (2023), the majority held that the nurse-assisted abortion "was covered by those words and was therefore lawful". The case is a leading example of reading a statute in the light of its purpose when medical practice changed after enactment.
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