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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in biggest change to reproductive rights in decades

Move opposed by senior politicians including the justice secretary Shabana Mahmood, who branded it ‘extreme’

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Calls for abortion law change grew louder as number of prosecutions rose

While parliament was moving towards more liberal abortion laws more women were being arrested or investigated

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

MPs to debate and vote on decriminalising abortion

Various amendments have been out forward as part of the Crime and Policing Bill.

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025

MPs debate decriminalising abortion as opponents warn it would be a radical step

The issue has come to the fore in recent times with prominent cases such as those of Nicola Packer and Carla Foster.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

The rise of the anti-abortion movement in the UK: 'we could be sleepwalking into what is happening in America'

Nigel Farage has been in the news recently calling for a change to abortion laws. What does that mean for the UK?

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2024

As France makes abortion a constitutional right, UK women see sharp rise in abortion convictions

As France enshrines abortion access in its constitution, the UK is facing a sharp rise in abortion convictions. A law dating from 1861 is being used to prosecute women in England and Wales, in at least one case leading to incarceration.

France 24 · Mar 4, 2024

Wednesday briefing: Why the Royal College is speaking out against abortion prosecutions

In today’s newsletter: As more women in the UK are facing prosecution, RCOG has released new guidance cautioning against reporting – could it shift the debate about decriminalisation?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024

Telling health staff not to report women for suspected illegal abortions has firm legal basis

There is no general obligation to contact police about a crime and the royal college is within its rights to tell its members not to do so

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

The women being prosecuted in Great Britain for abortions: ‘Her confidentiality was completely destroyed’

Between 1861 and November 2022, only three women were convicted of having an illegal abortion. But since December 2022, one woman has been convicted and six people are awaiting trial. Why the sudden rise?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023