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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

people hold a sign saying 'for a woman's right to choose'
The amendment was put forward by the Labour backbencher Tonia Antoniazzi. Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images

British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.

In an amendment to the government’s crime and policing bill, parliament voted to change the criminal laws that govern abortion in England and Wales so that women procuring a termination outside the legal framework cannot be prosecuted.

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