Wrap-up: Abortion decriminalisation Lords Committee Stage

Wrap-up: Abortion decriminalisation Lords Committee Stage

Peers lined up on Monday 2 February to back a major bid to overturn the abortion up to birth clause in the Crime and Policing Bill, and to reinstate the requirement for in-person consultations with a medical professional prior to an abortion taking place at home. Across the day’s debate during the Lords Committee Stage, of the 29 speakers who made speeches and took a stance, 21 (72%) spoke against changing the law so it would no longer be illega…

Abortion decriminalisation turns children into ‘property’

Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe covers the House of Lords debate on decriminalising abortion On Monday this week, the House of Lords debated controversial Clause 191 of the Crime and Policing Bill which would decriminalise abortion for women acting in relation to their own pregnancy. The amendment to include this clause in the Bill was passed in the House of Commons in June last year by a majority of 242 votes after just 46 minutes of debate. T…