June 17, 2025
Jennifer McKiernan
MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.
The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.
Women who terminate their pregnancy outside the rules, for example after 24 weeks, will no longer be at risk of being investigated by police.
Several MPs spoke passionately about their experiences of family members having to go to clinics for early abortions.
Alix Culbertson, Political reporter
Wednesday 30 March 2022
MPs have voted to allow women in England to continue to access abortion care at home after it was introduced during the pandemic.
Before the pandemic, women were required to attend a clinic in-person to access abortion pills, but during the first lockdown in March 2020 women have been able to receive the pills by post following a phone or video consultation.
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