Overview

• Tonia Antoniazzi’s amendment would remove criminal penalties for women ending their own pregnancies under the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861
• Stella Creasy’s NC20 amendment seeks to repeal substantial sections of existing abortion legislation and establish a human rights framework for access
• Antoniazzi’s proposal is backed by over 50 pro-choice organisations and more than 130 backbench MPs
• Leading providers BPAS and MSI Reproductive Choices have criticised Creasy’s text as rushed and lacking proper debate time
• Both amendments face Commons votes during the Criminal Justice Bill report stage on June 17 and 18 following a petition with over 103,000 signatures