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Dame Diana Johnson's amendment

Criminal Justice Bill

Report stage

Amendment number: NC1

Lead member

Dame Diana Johnson
Labour, Kingston upon Hull North
Commons

Decision

No decision
The House has not considered this amendment.

Amendment text

To move the following Clause—
“Removal of women from the criminal law related to abortion
For the purposes of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy.”

Member's explanatory statement

This new clause would disapply existing criminal law related to the accessing or procurement of abortion care from women acting in relation to their own pregnancy at any gestation, ensuring no woman would be liable for a prison sentence as a result of seeking to end her own pregnancy. It would not change any law regarding the provision of abortion services within a healthcare setting, including but not limited to the time limit, the grounds for abortion, or the requirement for two doctors’ approval.

Sponsors

Stephen Farry
Alliance
North Down
Caroline Lucas
Green Party
Brighton, Pavilion
Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat
North East Fife
Caroline Nokes
Conservative
Romsey and Southampton North
Sarah Champion
Labour
Rotherham
Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat
Edinburgh West
Dehenna Davison
Conservative
Bishop Auckland
Ms Harriet Harman
Labour
Camberwell and Peckham
Paula Barker
Labour
Liverpool, Wavertree
Jess Phillips
Labour
Birmingham, Yardley
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat
St Albans
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru
Ceredigion
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Hywel Williams
Plaid Cymru
Arfon
Kim Johnson
Labour
Liverpool, Riverside
Charlotte Nichols
Labour
Warrington North
Mick Whitley
Labour
Birkenhead
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour
Washington and Sunderland West
Dame Tracey Crouch
Conservative
Chatham and Aylesford
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour
Streatham
Valerie Vaz
Labour
Walsall South
Dr Dan Poulter
Labour
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Dame Margaret Beckett
Labour
Derby South
Richard Burgon
Labour
Leeds East
Rachel Hopkins
Labour
Luton South
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Conservative
Gosport
Dr Rupa Huq
Labour
Ealing Central and Acton
Matt Warman
Conservative
Boston and Skegness
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Labour
Brighton, Kemptown
Matthew Pennycook
Labour
Greenwich and Woolwich
Rosie Duffield
Labour
Canterbury
Olivia Blake
Labour
Sheffield, Hallam
Ian Byrne
Labour
Liverpool, West Derby
Nadia Whittome
Labour
Nottingham East
Jeremy Corbyn
Independent
Islington North
John McDonnell
Labour
Hayes and Harlington
Carolyn Harris
Labour
Swansea East
Yvonne Fovargue
Labour
Makerfield
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
Mitcham and Morden
Lilian Greenwood
Labour
Nottingham South
Debbie Abrahams
Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Clive Efford
Labour
Eltham
Paul Blomfield
Labour
Sheffield Central
Dame Margaret Hodge
Labour
Barking
Beth Winter
Labour
Cynon Valley
Christina Rees
Labour
Neath
Julie Elliott
Labour
Sunderland Central
Barry Gardiner
Labour
Brent North
Ms Diane Abbott
Independent
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Apsana Begum
Labour
Poplar and Limehouse
Zarah Sultana
Labour
Coventry South
Andy Slaughter
Labour
Hammersmith