Prime Minister Theresa May has opposed an attempt to decriminalise abortion, saying the proposal “offers no safeguards for women”.
In a letter to a constituent, the Prime Minister strongly criticised measures outlined in a Ten Minute Rule Bill, introduced to parliament earlier this month by Labour MP Diana Johnson. The bill would impose radical changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws as well as decriminalising the procedure in England and Wales.
A similar bill, also put forward by Johnson, failed to proceed through parliament on Friday. As is common, the private member's bill was blocked on a point of procedure.
