
MPs vote to approve extreme NI abortion regulations
MPs supported the extreme regulations retrospectively by 253 votes to 177.
MPs supported the extreme regulations retrospectively by 253 votes to 177.
MPs are expected to vote on the regulations on Wednesday 17 June.
In England and Wales, there were 209,519 abortions in 2019, an increase of 3.4% from 2018.
The regulations will now move forward to the House of Lords and will need to be passed there in a committee.
An influencial House of Lords Committee has renewed its criticism of the Government's approach to imposing a radical abortion regime on Northern Ireland.