MPs vote to decriminalise abortion. It’s a sad day for babies and women
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Caroline Ansell2025-06-18T09:58:00
In the most significant shift to abortion law in nearly six decades, MPs have voted to remove criminal penalties for women who end their pregnancies at any stage. Caroline Ansell from CARE is among the Christians voicing deep concern. She warns this change harms both women and unborn children
Yesterday MPs voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales by an astonishing margin of 379 votes to 137.
MPs endorsed the biggest change to British abortion laws in five decades after just 46 minutes of debate. It is now up to House of Lords to decide if this change should become law.
It is likely, though not inevitable, that this will happen. If the change does go through, it will be a terribly sad day for the United Kingdom, for women, and for babies.
The amendment put forward would mean that…
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