UK Parliament Votes to End Prosecution of Abortion
Commons clears amendment to decriminalise self‑managed abortions
The UK House of Commons has voted decisively—379 to 137—to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, removing criminal penalties for women terminating pregnancies at any stage.
The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill ensures women cannot be investigated, arrested, prosecuted or imprisoned under the 1861 law, although clinical safeguards, including the 24‑week limit and two‑doctor approval, remain unchanged.
The reform responds to around 100 recent investigations and high‑profile cases such as Nicola Packer’s.
The revised legislation will next proceed to the House of Lords, where its passage is all but assured.
The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill ensures women cannot be investigated, arrested, prosecuted or imprisoned under the 1861 law, although clinical safeguards, including the 24‑week limit and two‑doctor approval, remain unchanged.
The reform responds to around 100 recent investigations and high‑profile cases such as Nicola Packer’s.
The revised legislation will next proceed to the House of Lords, where its passage is all but assured.
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bhusan 348 days ago
In the case of believing in reincarnation, the women that make abortions, do not have consiousnes matters. So if I live the Jesus(for me especially the Othrodox church) with the paradise that he offers once we die for the rest of all times, I am ok? no, I probably will be ok only with the parliament.
