Act now to stop abortion up to birth

Source: Right to Life

In June 2025, pro-abortion MPs, led by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, hijacked the Crime and Policing Bill to rush through the abortion up to birth clause (191) after just 46 minutes of backbench debate - there was no prior consultation with the public, no Committee Stage scrutiny and no evidence sessions.

The Antoniazzi clause would make it more likely that healthy babies are aborted at home for any reason, up to birth.

The clause would change the law so it would no longer be illegal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, and at any point up to and during birth.

If this amendment becomes law, it would likely lead to a significant increase in the number of women performing late-term abortions at home, endangering the lives of many more women.

The proposed change to the law would also lead to an increased number of viable babies' lives being ended well beyond the 24-week abortion time limit and beyond the point at which they would be able to survive outside the womb.

If clause 191 becomes law, it would be the biggest change to abortion legislation since the Abortion Act was introduced in 1967.

Tonia Antoniazzi MP said in an interview that she was comfortable with women being able to abort a viable baby at 37 weeks.

91% of 28,000 respondents to a poll run by The Telegraph said they were opposed to the extreme law change that would be introduced by clause 191.

Further information covering the backlash following the introduction of clause 191 can be viewed here.

Baroness Monckton has now formally tabled her amendment to remove clause 191 - the abortion up to birth clause - from the Crime and Policing Bill. Baroness Stroud has also tabled her amendment to reinstate in-person consultations before abortions take place at home.

Right to Life has introduced a new online tool that makes it quick and easy for you to contact Peers, asking them to support the amendments. Please take action now - click on the following url to take 30 seconds to contact Peers, urging them to back these two vital, life-saving amendments. https://righttolife.org.uk/uptobirthlords