United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 86330
Abortion: Decriminalisation
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29 October 2025
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11 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decriminalisation of abortion of women who are (a) vulnerable and (b) subject to (i) coercion and (ii) abuse: and what steps he plans to t
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29 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decriminalisation of abortion of women who are (a) vulnerable and (b) subject to (i) coercion and (ii) abuse: and what steps he plans to t
Source: Commons
11 November 2025
Answer
No assessment has been made. It is for Parliament to decide the circumstances under which abortions should take place. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance and allows hon. Members to vot...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-29/86330
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1846342
- uk · wq-1846342 · source updated 11 November 2025