Time plays a fundamental role in abortion regulation. In this article, we compare the regulatory frameworks in England and Wales and the Netherlands as examples of the centrality accorded to viability in the determination of the parameters of non-criminal abortion, demonstrating that the use of viability as a threshold renders the law uncertain. We assess the role played by the concept of viability, analysing its impact upon the continued criminalization of abortion and categorization of abortion as a medical matter, rather than a reproductive choice. We conclude that viability is misconceived in its application to abortion and that neonatal viability (relating to treatment of the premature infant) and fetal viability (related to the capacity to survive birth) must be distinguished to better reflect the social context within which the law and practice of abortion operate. We show how viability thresholds endanger pregnant people.

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在荷兰、英格兰和威尔士，（错误）使用胎儿活力作为非犯罪堕胎的决定因素。

时间在堕胎监管中发挥着重要作用。在本文中，我们比较了英格兰、威尔士和荷兰的监管框架，作为在确定非犯罪堕胎参数时赋予可行性的中心地位的例子，表明使用可行性作为门槛使法律具有不确定性。我们评估了生存能力概念所发挥的作用，分析了其对继续将堕胎定为犯罪以及将堕胎归类为医疗问题而不是生殖选择的影响。我们的结论是，生存力在堕胎中的应用是错误的，必须区分新生儿生存力（与早产儿的治疗有关）和胎儿生存力（与出生后存活的能力有关），以更好地反映法律和法规所处的社会背景。堕胎手术的实践。我们展示了生存能力阈值如何危及孕妇。