Lords vote to pardon women convicted of illegal abortions
Key Takeaways
- House of Lords backed pardons for women convicted of illegal abortions.
- Decriminalisation will remove abortion from criminal law for women in England and Wales.
- Apply to convicted or cautioned women; remove records from police databases.
Summary
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“Last night, the House of Lords voted to back abortion reform passed by MPs last year which will take abortion out of the English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies, voted in support of an amendment to pardon women who have been prosecuted under abortion criminal law, and fought off other anti-abortion amendments designed to limit choice and access”
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