Paton Case press cuttings

Press cuttings on the Paton Case, collected by Diane Munday.

1976-1979

1 file (in 3 parts)

A wife, who had conceived a child by her husband, was concerned about her pregnancy. She went, on her own, to see two registered medical practitioners about it. They were of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the continuance of her pregnancy would involve risk of injury to her physical or mental health. They issued the necessary certificates so that her pregnancy could, by virtue of s 1 a of the Abortion Act 1967, be lawfully terminated. She wanted to have the abortion but her husband, who had not been consulted either by her or by the medical practitioners before the certificates were issued, did not want her to have one. He claimed that he had a right to have a say in the destiny of the child and applied to the court for an injunction restraining her from causing or permitting an abortion to be carried out on her without his consent. https://www.bpas.org/media/1182/gjo_uk_patonvbritishpregnancyadvisoryservicetrustees_en.pdf