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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks, saying these were “desperate women” who need “compassion not criminalisation”. As an issue of … Read more

Patel ‘minded’ to decriminalise sales of ‘poppers’

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Patel ‘minded’ to decriminalise sales of ‘poppers’

Image caption Poppers are normally sniffed from a bottle and produce a head rush Home Secretary Priti Patel has said she wants to “explicitly” remove any legal ban on supplying “poppers”, a muscle-relaxing drug used by many gay men during sex. In a letter to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, she acknowledges … Read more