イギリス下院は17日、イングランドおよびウェールズで人工妊娠中絶を行った女性が刑事訴追されることを防ぐ、中絶に関する法修正案を可決した。これにより、たとえば妊娠24週を過ぎた後に中絶を行った場合でも、女性が警察の捜査対象となることはなくなる。ただし、 ...

[ロンドン １７日 ロイター] - 英下院は１７日、１９世紀のビクトリア王朝時代からイングランドとウェールズに残る妊娠中絶処罰の関連法令を修正する案を賛成多数で可決した。妊娠週数にかかわらず中絶する女性を起訴しないと定める修正案だ。

The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill was hailed as the biggest upgrade to England and Wales' abortion laws since ...

British lawmakers vote decisively in favor of decriminalizing abortion in England and Wales, to prevent women from being punished under a law on the books since 1861.

英イングランドとウェールズで近く、人工妊娠中絶が犯罪ではなくなる見通しだ。英議会下院が17日、関連法の修正案を賛成379、反対137で可決した。ここ数年、中絶をめぐる捜査が社会問題化し、「時代遅れだ」と批判が高まっていた。　欧州をはじめ世界では、性や ...

British lawmakers voted on Tuesday to prevent women from being prosecuted for having an abortion in England and Wales, a ...

The UK's original abortion law - approved in 1861 - stipulated that deliberately ending a pregnancy was a crime, and those ...

MPs have voted to change the law to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, making the most profound change to abortion ...

Members of Parliament have voted in favour of reforming abortion laws to ensure that women in England and Wales can no longer ...

Planning has begun for the next census of England and Wales, with the survey expected to take place in 2031. A census of the ...

Winter fuel payment changes are being put in place in 2025 but different rules apply in different parts of the UK, with ...

Captained by Ben Stokes, England have announced a well-balanced Playing XI for the Headingley Test. Read below for more.