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Abortion

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Two huge issues - and MPs are making up their own minds

Votes on assisted dying and abortion mean that MPs are making their own decisions.

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MPs debate rival bids to decriminalise abortion

Two amendments to the Policing Bill are aimed at ending police investigations into abortion.

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Abortion clinic staff feel 'abandoned', says charity

A prosecution of a protestor outside a Bournemouth clinic was raised by US Vice President JD Vance.

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Wales is UK worst for surgical abortions, says charity

Doctors call it "astonishing" Wales is behind Northern Ireland where abortion became legal in 2019.

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MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

Women would never be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy under proposed new laws.

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Man charged over abortion drug in partner's drink

A Texas man is being accused of giving his ex-partner the abortion pill without her knowledge.

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Abortion laws are Victorian era, says grieving mum

Elen Hughes, who lost her son Danial at 37-and-a-half weeks, says police guidance is "terrible".

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Mayor calls on TfL to reverse abortion advert ban

Transport for London says the adverts might bring TfL or other members of the GLA "into disrepute".

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French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98

Etienne-Emile Baulieu created the pill to give women a safe alternative to surgical abortion.