Decriminalisation of abortion and historic pardons for women become law

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In a major campaign victory, women will no longer face police investigations for ending their own pregnancies at that time, and women who have been convicted or investigated under abortion law will be pardoned. Humanists UK welcomes this as a milestone development for reproductive rights and applauds our Parliament for championing and upholding dignity and autonomy.
https://humanists.uk/2026/04/29/success-decriminalisation-of-abortion-and-historic-pardons-for-women-become-law/

Comment by BPAS
https://www.bpas.org/about-bpas/press-office/press-releases/women-s-health-organisations-celebrate-as-new-law-removes-women-from-the-criminal-law-related-to-abortion/

Comment from Abortion Rights
https://abortionrights.org.uk/progress-not-the-finish-line/

It’s so fantastic to see. I didn’t realise it included a historic pardon for women who have previously been convicted.

I partly posted it for that reason.

I had somehow thought that the pardon had already happened.

But either way great.

Though not that it will help the women who were punished.

That's some really good news (for once!)

Excellent news.

Wow! Really great news.

Great to see some good news for women 👏