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Douglas McGarel Hogg first Viscount Hailsham
Standard Name: Hailsham, Douglas McGarel Hogg,,, first Viscount
Used Form: Lord Hailsham
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10 May 1929: Lord Hailsham's Infant Life Preservation...
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10 May 1929
Lord Hailsham
's Infant Life Preservation Act declared that child destruction (that is, abortion) was no longer a felony if done to preserve the life of the mother.
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