Dr. Patricia Lohr:

There is no category of fatal foetal anomaly. The Deputy will find that it is not actually a medical category. There is a consideration of the severity of the anomaly and how that might then affect the child once it is born. If it is the case that one doctor believes that the abortion could lawfully be performed under ground E and another doctor does not then the doctors may consider whether it could be lawful to perform the abortion under another ground. If the pregnancy is within the 24 weeks, that can be considered. For example, the ground of mental or physical well-being applies up to 24 weeks of gestation. If it is the case that a pregnancy is over 24 weeks' gestation, which is the limit for grounds C and D, then the woman would have to seek the opinion of, for example, another doctor.