There's no need to speculate, this is all very clearly addressed in TFA: > Technically, abortion is never available on-demand in Great Britain. (Northern Irela

There's no need to speculate, this is all very clearly addressed in TFA: > Technically, abortion is never available on-demand in Great Britain. (Northern Ireland is a bit different from England/Scotland/Wales.) However, the law allows abortions up to 24 weeks if there is a “grave risk to the mental health” of the woman and nowadays abortion providers—who make the determination—almost always view the fact that a woman wants an abortion as proof that such a risk exists. Thus, abortion is de-facto available on demand for 24 weeks.