<p>British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.</p><p>(Abortion was previously legal in limited circumstances in the UK, but during COVID police began charging women under a law from 1861: they can no longer be prosecuted.)</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/17/decriminalisation-abortion-vote-mps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jun/17/decriminalisation-abortion-vote-mps</span></a></p>