Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

Some MPs are seeking to put forward an amendment which would decriminalise women who have an abortion (Alamy/PA) -

Health professionals, charities and MPs are renewing efforts to decriminalise abortion, declaring that “women deserve better” and should not face investigation under “archaic” law.

Organisations say more than 100 women are believed to have been investigated by the police in recent years under the current 164-year-old law, which sees abortion in England and Wales remain a criminal offence.