Editing Abortion in the United Kingdom (section)

===Jersey===
It is lawful in [[Jersey]] to have an abortion in the first [[Prenatal Development|12 weeks]] of pregnancy if the woman is in "distress" and requests it;<ref>{{cite news| last = Peters | first = Claire | title = Abortion law in Jersey | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2008/05/21/abortion_law_jersey_feature.shtml | work = [[BBC News]] | date = 21 May 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last = Lakeman | first = Christopher |title=The concept of "distress" in the Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Law, 1997 | journal = Jersey and Guernsey Law Review | volume = 1 | issue = 2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003102245/http://www.jerseylaw.je/publications/jerseylawreview/June97/concept_of_distress.aspx |archive-date=3 October 2011 |url=https://www.jerseylaw.je/publications/jglr/Pages/JLR9706_concept_of_distress.aspx | date = June 1997 |access-date=7 June 2011 }}</ref> in the first 24 weeks in case of foetal abnormalities; and at any time to save the woman's life or prevent serious permanent injury to her health. The criteria were established in the Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Law 1997.<ref>[https://www.jerseylaw.je/laws/current/l_4_1997 Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Law 1997] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630184425/https://www.jerseylaw.je/laws/revised/Pages/20.925.aspx |date=30 June 2022 }}, [[Jersey Legal Information Board]], 2019.</ref>