Synopsis

Fifty years after the Abortion Act was passed, Anne Robinson brings together a group of people with conflicting views on abortion to ask if the law is fit for purpose in 2017.

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24 week limit | Abortion On Trial

BBC Two | 2017 | 4'22''

A discussion of the UK's 24 week limit on having an abortion.

Disability and abortion | Abortion On Trial

BBC Two | 2017 | 4'35''

A discussion about disability and abortion.

Should men have a say? | Abortion On Trial

BBC Two | 2017 | 6'50''

A discussion about if men should have any legal say about whether a woman can have an abortion or not.

The Abortion Act | Abortion On Trial

BBC Two | 2017 | 4'18''

Anne Robinson talks to a woman who fought for the legalisation of abortion in the sixties.