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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

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

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

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

Tonia Antoniazzi said her proposed ‘narrow, targeted’ measure does not change the rules under the 1967 Abortion Act.

Evening Standard

MPs put forward proposals to decriminalise abortion in England

PROPOSALS to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales have been put forward

The National (Scotland)

Justice Secretary tells of opposition to ‘dangerous’ abortion decriminalisation

MPs are expected to debate and vote on amendments as part of the wider Crime and Policing Bill.

Evening Standard

MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in major debate

Abortion in England and Wales remains a criminal offence but is legal with an authorised provider up to 24 weeks

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MPs to debate and vote on decriminalising abortion

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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Jailing women for abortion-related crimes ‘unlikely to be just outcome’ – court

The Court of Appeal gave its reasons for reducing the sentence of Carla Foster, who was originally jailed for procuring a late abortion.

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Support for abortion rights hits record high in UK

Leading UK abortion provider says current laws are ‘vastly out of step with public opinion’

Evening Standard

OPINION - How is it possible that we are going backwards on abortion?

I watched the repeal of Roe vs Wade last year in wide-eyed horror as a woman’s right to an abortion in the United States vanished overnight. My friends in the US were in pieces — there was heartbreak and disbelief as they watched the erosion of their human rights in…

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Why UK campaigners fear drive to decriminalise abortion may stall

Carla Foster’s release welcomed but case has done little to settle debate about abortions carried after 24-week limit

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Judge’s reduction of sentence for abortion shows how law must change, say campaigners

Legislation that led to Carla Foster being jailed after procuring pills for a termination said to be ‘antiquated’

The Independent UK

Carla Foster: Women’s rights groups call for reform of ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Campaigners have claimed it was ‘never in the public interest’ to prosecute Carla Foster.

Evening Standard

‘Compassion not punishment’ — why Carla Foster’s abortion appeal matters

The 45-year-old mother of three, who was sentenced to 28 months in prison for having an abortion past the legal time limitations, is to be released from jail after appealing her sentence. Here, Claire Cohen on why she should never have been put behind bars in the first place

The National (Scotland)

Mum jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to be released after appeal

A woman jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown has won her Court of Appeal bid to reduce her sentence…

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off to be freed from prison

‘This is a very sad case... It is a case that calls for compassion, not punishment,’ judge says

Evening Standard

Woman who was jailed for illegal abortion to be released from prison after sentence cut

Her sentence was described as ‘shocking and quite frankly terrifying’ by women’s rights campaigners

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for obtaining tablets to end pregnancy to be released after appeal

Carla Foster, 45, will be released from prison after her sentence for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy was reduced.

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