Throughout the history in the United Kingdom, the issue of abortion has prevailed as one of the most significant problems for women's right. The highly religious virtues in the United Kingdom, especially Northern Ireland, interfered with what women could or could not do with their bodies. The first problem arose in 1803 when The Ellenborough Act was passed. This act insured that women could get abortions as long as it was before quickening, which is in the first 16-20 weeks, when according to religious beliefs the fetus gains a soul. Failure in following this resulted in the death penalty. Later in 1837 The Ellenborough Act removed the distinction between before and after quickening.
A few years later in 1861, The Offences Against the Person
A few years later in 1861, The Offences Against the Person