The U.K.'s Abortion Reckoning - First Things

The U.K.'s Abortion Reckoning - First Things

The U.K. has pushed too far on abortion. On June 17, an amendment to decriminalize abortion for women in England and Wales was thrown last minute into a government bill. Under the proposed change, women would no longer be prosecuted or imprisoned for ending pregnancies beyond the legal twenty-four-week limit, though doctors and accomplices would still be penalized. Labour MPs backed the amendment, reasoning that they would not be legalizing abor…