NEW : An anti-abortion campaign group says the government 's reassurances are `` misleading '' ` and that it is planning to challenge them in court. The draft bill clarifies what happens when there 's a threat to the pregnant woman 's life . The draft bill seeks to bring the country 's legislation into line with a Supreme Court judgment two decades ago that it is legal to end a pregnancy when there is a risk to the life of the mother . A panel of medical practitioners must agree that there 's a `` real and substantial risk '' to life .
NEW : An anti-abortion campaign group says the government 's reassurances are `` misleading '' ` and that it is planning to challenge them in court. The draft bill clarifies what happens when there 's a threat to the pregnant woman 's life . A panel of medical practitioners must agree that there 's a `` real and substantial risk '' to life .