MPs to vote on abortion amendments on May 15, Parliament told

MPs will have the opportunity to change the UK’s abortion law on May 15, it was announced in Parliament yesterday.

Amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill include two to tighten up the law and two to decriminalise abortion.

Under the 1967 Abortion Act, the procedure is permitted in certain circumstances up to 24 weeks of gestation (about six months of pregnancy).

The law further allows abortion up to birth if the mother’s life is at risk or if the baby has any disability, including Down’s syndrome, cleft lip, and clubbed foot.