A cross-party group of 79 MPs and Peers have written to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, calling for delaying the commencement of the ‘abortion up to birth’ clause (246) in the Crime and Policing Bill until an impact assessment and guidance for police, prosecutors and healthcare professionals have been published and approved by both Houses.
The calls come after clause 246 of the Crime and Policing Bill, which would remove the legal deterrent against self-induced abortions up to birth, was controversially approved by the House of Lords last week.
