17-06-2025
UK MPs to vote on ending prosecutions for abortion in England, Wales
From left: Ruairi Rowan of FPA, Sharon Hodgson MP, Anna Soubry MP, Diana Johnson MP, Jess Phillips MP and Clare Murphy of BPAS by the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, London, after Ms Johnson launched a Private Member's Bill to decriminalise consensual abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Photo / Getty Images
United Kingdom MPs are expected to vote on Tuesday on an overhaul of abortion laws in England and Wales which would end contentious prosecutions of women for terminating a pregnancy.
Currently, a woman can face criminal charges for choosing to end a pregnancy after 24 weeks or without the approval
