nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/bf127007d3a087fc DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250721s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/bf127007d3a087fc doi eng 342 23 Fletcher, Ruth Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-2397-5535 Decriminalising Abortion in England and Wales - Five Strategic Lessons for Reproductive Freedom Fletcher, Ruth Verfassungsblog 2025-07-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 17 June 2025, British MPs took an important step in decriminalising abortion against a backdrop of rising prosecutions for "later" abortion. Once the amended Crime and Policing Bill becomes law, people who voluntarily end their own pregnancies will be exempt from criminalisation. But, unless a further amendment is made, those good faith actors who provide abortion, or support others in getting access, remain at risk of criminal investigation. Five aspects of the recent legal changes are worth emphasising as lessons for a strategic perspective on defending, and even expanding, reproductive freedom. CC BY-SA 4.0 Abortion Criminal Law Criminalization health care Reproductive Rights Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/decriminalising-abortion-in-england-and-wales/ raw object