Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion

The House of Lords backed an amendment to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion (PA) - (PA Archive)

The House of Lords has backed a move to pardon women who have been convicted of having an illegal abortion.

The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill would also apply to women who were cautioned and would remove the women’s details from police systems, regardless of the outcome of the case.