MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights
Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnanciesUK politics live – latest updatesBritish MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.In an amendment to the government’s crime and policing bill, parliament voted to change the criminal laws that govern abortion in England and Wales so that women procuring their own termination outside the legal framework cannot be prosecuted. Continue reading...
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Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies
British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.
In an amendment to the government’s crime and policing bill, parliament voted to change the criminal laws that govern abortion in England and Wales so that women procuring their own termination outside the legal framework cannot be prosecuted. Continue reading...
