Not sure if there have been threads about this, but the changes have been spearheaded by Diana Johnson MP.
Outdated laws
Although abortion is available in England and Wales under conditions set by the 1967 Abortion Act, the law underpinning it – the Offences Against the Person Act – dates back 163 years to 1861. Related law dates back 95 years. Both carry a maximum life sentence.
This Victorian law, passed by a Parliament of men, elected by men alone, is increasingly used against vulnerable women and girls. Perhaps most disturbingly, the same law is used to punish violent partners who end a woman’s pregnancy without consent through violence or coercion. If that woman turns up to hospital with complications from this abuse – those familiar with recent cases tell us – healthcare professionals are just as likely to call the police on her as they are on her abuser.
We cannot go on like this.
More at https://labourlist.org/2024/05/diana-johnson-abortion-amendment-decriminalisation/
Cant find anything about what happened except from this unlikely source which also has links to a useful post from BPAS
https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2024-05-16/tories-stall-decriminalise-abortion-amendment