Parliament has voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in a historic moment in the fight for women’s rights.
MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill tabled by Welsh Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi, which will stop women from being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy after 24 weeks or without the consent of two doctors.
Celebrating the vote’s outcome, Louise McCudden, UK head of external affairs at MSI Reproductive Choices, said: “Once this reform is signed into law, no one will face invasive criminal investigations into their medical history and personal life following an unexplained pregnancy loss. No one will face prison for ending their own pregnancy.”
