Access to Abortion

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on access to abortion.

Alec Shelbrooke generally voted for (84% aligned) fewer obstacles for access to abortion.

Comparable Conservative MPs voted a mixture of for and against (45% aligned).

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

person vote: the vote cast by the person
party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.
policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.
policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.
annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations)	2017-03-13	aye	12%	agree	aligned
Abortion Bill	2018-10-23	absent	na	agree	na
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	2019-07-09	aye	46%	agree	aligned
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc.	2019-07-18	aye	53%	agree	aligned
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020	2020-06-17	absent	na	agree	na
Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In	2020-06-24	absent	na	agree	na
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021	2021-04-27	aye	74%	agree	aligned
Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Permitted Locations for Abortion Treatment	2022-03-30	aye	29%	agree	aligned
New Clause 11 (Public Order Bill) - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	2022-10-18	aye	52%	agree	aligned
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5	2023-03-07	absent	na	against	na