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UK parliament votes to decriminalise abortion, repeal Victorian-era law

On Tuesday evening, MPs voted 379 to 137 to pass an amendment decriminalising abortion at any gestation in England and Wales.
This vote followed growing concern about prosecutions of women for ending pregnancies outside the 1967 Abortion Act's provisions and calls for law reform.
The amendment, introduced by Welsh Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi, ensures women cannot face prosecution while maintaining the 24-week legal abortion limit and doctor approvals.
Antoniazzi said the change removes women from criminal justice but does not alter abortion service rules, and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood opposed the amendment as unnecessary.
The amendment marks the most significant reform to reproductive rights since 1967 and still requires the Crime and Policing Bill to complete parliamentary stages before enactment.

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