A vote on whether to decriminalise abortion is set to take place in parliament with rival amendments from Labour
Parliament is set to vote on whether to decriminalise abortion on Tuesday, in what would be the biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in almost 60 years.
Fierce battles have been fought behind the scenes, with Labour backbenchers Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy lobbying in a bid to have their rival amendments taken forward for a vote.
It is understood only one will be voted on, and with Antoniazzi’s being the lead amendment on the order paper, it is more than likely that hers will be selected.
The amendments, which are due to be considered during the report stage of the Crime and Policing Bill, would see the biggest change to abortion law since the Abortion Act of 1967.
