UK – Basingstoke council debates decriminalisation of abortion

22nd March, 2025
By Lola Crossman

COUNCILLORS have pledged to support women and girls in Basingstoke and Deane after passing a motion to help residents under threat of criminalisation from abortion.

Cllr Stacy Hart, the first Women's Equality borough councillor before the party's closure in 2024, proposed a motion calling for BDBC to support residents 'under threat of criminalisation following abortion or pregnancy loss'.

Continued: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25028334.basingstoke-council-debates-decriminalisation-abortion/