MPs to vote on decriminalising abortion – what is the law and how could it change?

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The vote could result in a major change to how abortion law is policed in the UK

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MPs are set to debate and vote on plans to decriminalise abortion on Tuesday as two landmark amendments are put forward to the Crime and Policing Bill.

Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy have tabled rival amendments to the bill. Both would effectively decriminalise abortion, but in different ways.