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Fergus WalshMedical editorPACampaigners hold placards outside parliament in LondonToday’s vote is hugely significant. It now looks highly likely that assisted dying will be introduced in England…

The leader of the Blue Labour group has said he will vote against the assisted dying bill – one of the most high-profile switchers – as…

British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.In an amendment to the government’s crime and…

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure…

Getty ImagesA law change aimed at decriminalising abortion will be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday.Two Labour MPs, Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy, have…

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U.S. Capitol. Bonnie Cash/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bonnie Cash/Getty Images The House of Representatives is expected to approve legislation Thursday to claw back two…

Women would no longer be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in England and Wales under a proposed shake-up of abortion laws.MPs are set to get a…

Almost 350,000 nursing staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be asked to vote from Monday on a 3.6% pay increase.The Royal College of Nursing…

We write about the call for a strike by resident doctors (Report, 22 May). We do so as fellow experienced professionals and potential patients. There was…