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Aine Fox

‘Cruel’ criminalisation of women over abortion must end, says MP ahead of vote

Two MPs have put forward amendments seeking to decriminalise abortion (Alamy/PA) -

The “cruelty” of women facing prosecution over terminating a pregnancy must end, an MP has told Parliament as she argued for a change in the law to decriminalise abortion.

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi said her amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill would remove women from the criminal justice system in relation to their own pregnancies, ensuring they could not face investigation, arrest, prosecution, or imprisonment.

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