Protesters from pro-choice group 'Abortion Rights' gather near Parliament, where MPs are voting on the decriminalisation of abortion on June 17, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. In a free vote held in Parliament on Tuesday, MP's are considering two separate amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, brought forward by Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasey, which both seek to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. Although abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks under certain criteria laid out in the 1967 Abortion Act, women can still be prosecuted for terminating pregnancies under the Victorian-era 'Offences Against the Person Act' which makes it a crime for a woman to "procure her own miscarriage." (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

El Parlamento del Reino Unido vota a favor de despenalizar los abortos en etapas avanzadas del embarazo

La Cámara de los Comunes del Reino Unido aprobó una enmienda a un proyecto de ley más amplio sobre delitos, con el objetivo de impedir que las mujeres sean castigadas penalmente por abortar después del límite legal, potencialmente hasta el momento del parto, durante una votación celebrada el martes que concluyó con 379 votos a favor y 137 en contra.

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