40 h. ago What are Scotland's abortion laws as MPs vote to decriminalise procedure in England

MPs voted for an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday

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46 h. ago Labour MPs call for abortion to be decriminalised in Scotland after vote at Westminster

EXCLUSIVE: Lillian Jones and Joani Reid have urged the Scottish Government to make sure no woman is prosecuted for having an abortion.

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55 h. ago MPs vote in favour of measures to decriminalise abortion in move to make biggest law change in more than 50 years

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi's amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill was supported, with MPs voting 379 to 137, majority 242.

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55 h. ago MPs vote to decriminalise abortion – what is the law and how will it change?

MPs argued in the debate that the UK's abortion law had been ‘increasingly used against vulnerable women and girls’

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55 h. ago MPs vote in favour of measures to decriminalise abortion for women

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi’s amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill was supported, with MPs voting 379 to 137, majority 242.

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55 h. ago 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’

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56 h. ago MPs back major abortion law change to decriminalise women in landmark vote

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi urged the Commons to take a 'once in a generation' opportunity to change abortion laws, but critics said the move would be 'dangerous'

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61 h. ago MPs to vote on decriminalising abortion – what is the law and how could it change?

The vote could result in a major change to how abortion law is policed in the UK

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64 h. ago ‘I gave birth three months early – then police investigated me over an illegal abortion’

As MPs call on parliament to vote over decriminalising abortion, one woman tells Bel Trew how the traumatic premature birth of her baby was exacerbated by a year-long police investigation

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65 h. ago MPs are set for crunch vote on decriminalising abortion TODAY as biggest law change in more than 50 years seeks to protect women

Currently abortion is a criminal offence in England and Wales unless it takes place before 24 weeks into a pregnancy and with the approval of doctors.

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69 h. ago Voices: Why it’s never been more important to decriminalise abortion

As MPs are set to vote on an amendment to criminal law that would stop people being prosecuted for seeking abortions, Maya Oppenheim argues it’s a vital measure to improve women’s lives

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7 d. ago UK abortion laws set for huge overhaul as MPs vote on decriminalisation

According to proposed changes to UK abortion laws, MPs are set to vote on decriminalising terminations after 24 weeks or without approval from doctors in England and Wales

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2 w. ago Katie Price's butt lift injector BANNED from all procedures...after he left women with killer sepsis

A celeb-backed liquid BBL injector has been banned from carrying out cosmetic procedures across England and Wales following a shocking BBC investigation and subsequent court ruling.

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