United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 86331
Abortion: Decriminalisation
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29 October 2025
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21 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 decriminalising abortion on (a) levels of public confidence in the protection of unborn children and (b) societal attitudes towards the value
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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 decriminalising abortion on (a) levels of public confidence in the protection of unborn children and (b) societal attitudes towards the value
Source: Commons
21 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/2025-10-29/86331
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1846343
- uk · wq-1846343 · source updated 21 November 2025