The House of Commons has voted for abortion up to and during birth.
A hijacking amendment at Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill to decriminalise abortion was passed by 379 votes to 137, a huge majority of 242.
The Bill was introduced principally to combat violence, especially against women, and to halt the scourge of knife crime but it has been amended to allow abortions for any reason whatsoever and at any point in pregnancy.
Afterwards, Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool said that the English and Welsh bishops were “deeply alarmed” by the development.
