The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.

British lawmakers vote decisively in favor of decriminalizing abortion in England and Wales, to prevent women from being punished under a law on the books since 1861.

The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, abolishing the prosecution of women in England and Wales for terminating their ...

Abortions largely remain illegal in Britain, but a new law will put a halt to a recent increase in prosecutions of women who ...

Abortion has been decriminalised in England and Wales following a historic Commons vote. MPs voted by 379 to 137 to amend the ...

British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion for the pregnant woman – in striking contrast to the crackdown on ...

MPs have voted to change the law to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, making the most profound change to abortion ...

What led to the push for abortion decriminalization in England and Wales in 2025? On June 17, 2025, a historic vote changed ...

MPs have voted in favour of measures to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancies. The Commons voted 379 to 137, ...

By Stephen Castle Reporting from London British lawmakers voted on Tuesday to prevent women from being prosecuted for having an abortion in England and Wales, a landmark decision that sets the ...

London — British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons ...