By Reuters Fact Check
June 25, 2025
British members of parliament have voted to decriminalise abortions for women, not legalise all abortion up to birth, contrary to online posts using the different legal terms interchangeably.
MPs backed a Crime and Policing Bill amendment, opens new tab on June 17 that would mean criminal penalties would no longer apply in England and Wales to women who abort their own pregnancies.
Labour MPs have voted in favour of legalising abortion up to birth," said a June 18 post, referring to the vote.
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