The Independent focuses on significant issues including reproductive rights and climate change, advocating for accessible journalism. As the UK Parliament prepares to debate abortion decriminalization, two Labour MPs propose rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, potentially changing existing restrictions. Currently, abortion is permissible under specific conditions in England and Wales. The upcoming free vote reflects the contentious nature of the topic, emphasizing the need for informed dialogue amidst evolving deliberations on women's rights and health care access.
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Both Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy have tabled rival amendments to the bill, which would effectively decriminalise abortion, but in different ways.
Under current law, abortion is illegal in England and Wales but is allowed up to the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
MPs are likely to be given a free vote on the abortion issue as a matter of conscience, meaning they are not expected by party leaders to vote one way or the other.
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