Decriminalise Abortion
I am calling on the UK government to remove abortion from criminal law so that no pregnant person can be criminalised for procuring their own abortion.
Signatures
103,653
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 04 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 103,653 signatures
- 05 MAR 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 24 DEC 2024Government respondedMinistry of JusticeGovernment reply
All women have a right to access to safe, legal abortions on the NHS.
Read full response - 30 NOV 202410,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 04 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
The U.K is out of step with World Health Organization who in 2022 recommended that barriers to abortion such as criminalisation, or approval of others or institutions should be removed. Amnesty International state that abortion is a human rights issue.