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MPs vote in favour of measures to decriminalise abortion for women

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi’s amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill was supported, with MPs voting 379 to 137, majority 242.

Evening Standard

Decriminalising abortion is a major step toward giving women full control over their bodies

NEWS ANALYSIS: Kate Devlin examines what the historic vote means for women in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Calls for abortion law change grew louder as number of prosecutions rose

While parliament was moving towards more liberal abortion laws more women were being arrested or investigated

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies

The Guardian - UK

‘Cruel’ criminalisation of women over abortion must end, says MP ahead of vote

Tonia Antoniazzi said her proposed ‘narrow, targeted’ measure does not change the rules under the 1967 Abortion Act.

Evening Standard

Brain-dead mom forced to be kept alive because of Georgia’s anti-abortion laws gives birth via C-section

Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old brain-dead Atlanta woman, gave birth on June 13 and will be removed from life support on Tuesday under Georgia abortion laws, her family says.

The Independent UK

US abortion clinics are closing even in states where abortion is legal. More cuts could be coming

Three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, the funding system for abortions is battered

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MPs put forward proposals to decriminalise abortion in England

PROPOSALS to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales have been put forward

The National (Scotland)

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion – what is the law and how will it change?

MPs argued in the debate that the UK's abortion law had been ‘increasingly used against vulnerable women and girls’

The Independent UK

UK lawmakers consider decriminalizing abortion amid concern about increasing prosecution of women

British lawmakers are preparing to debate proposals to decriminalize abortion amid concerns that police are using antiquated laws to prosecute women who end their own pregnancies

The Independent UK

How US senator falsely claimed Minnesota shooting suspect was ‘Marxist’

Vance Boelter targeted Democrats, leaning politically right, with no Marxist ties as suggested by the evidence.

Al Jazeera

Justice Secretary tells of opposition to ‘dangerous’ abortion decriminalisation

MPs are expected to debate and vote on amendments as part of the wider Crime and Policing Bill.

Evening Standard

MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in major debate

Abortion in England and Wales remains a criminal offence but is legal with an authorised provider up to 24 weeks

The Independent UK

Voices: Why it’s never been more important to decriminalise abortion

COMMENT: As MPs are set to vote on an amendment to criminal law that would stop people being prosecuted for seeking abortions, Maya Oppenheim argues it’s a vital measure to improve women’s lives

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UK MPs Eye Decriminalising Abortion For Women In All Cases

UK MPs are expected to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of abortion laws in England and Wales which would end contentious prosecutions of women for terminating a pregnancy.

Evening Standard

MPs to debate and vote on decriminalising abortion

Various amendments have been out forward as part of the Crime and Policing Bill.

The Guardian - UK

Abortion laws in England and Wales face biggest shake-up in nearly 60 years

A vote on whether to decriminalise abortion is set to take place in parliament with rival amendments from Labour

The Conversation

MPs could vote on two proposals to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales – the debate explained

Legal protection of abortion rights in England and Wales is fragile. Abortion has popular support and is readily available on the NHS, but has also generated a series of criminal investigations. Nicola Packer is one of the most recent abortion-seekers facing criminalisation rather than care. She was found innocent in…

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation alleging it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion

Euronews

US women are defying abortion bans by getting pregnancy-ending drugs online. That could change

After some US states tightened their abortion laws, women turned to telehealth clinics in more liberal states to access abortion medications.

The Guardian - UK

British women are being jailed under archaic abortion laws. MPs can act to end that this week

Women will really have the right to choose if politicians vote to revoke this Victorian-era legislation, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Independent UK

Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative

Suspected gunman who fatally shot top Democrat held deeply religious and politically conservative views

The Independent UK

Fewer than half of young men believe abortion should be legal, poll finds

Exclusive: Just 46 per cent of young men support abortion in all or most cases, almost half as many as older generations

Salon

A film on life after Roe became reality

Trump's rollback of emergency abortion protections will cost lives

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“Humiliated”: Trace Cyrus Accuses Ex Brenda Song Of Faking Pregnancies, Abortion, And Even Cancer

Trace Cyrus made a string of explosive allegations against his ex-girlfriend Brenda Song, which included fake cancer, fake pregnancies, and a fake abortion.

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