Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United States Debate

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Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United States

Valerie Vaz Excerpts
Tuesday 28th June 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amanda Milling Portrait Amanda Milling
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I think the right hon. Lady will find that Parliament voted in favour of the amendment to the Health and Care Bill to make the temporary approval of home use of those pills for early medical abortions permanent across England and Wales.

Valerie Vaz Portrait Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
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I thank Mr Speaker for allowing this urgent debate and my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) for securing it. I want to follow up on the question about buffer zones, which the Minister failed to answer; given that they are about to be introduced in Scotland, could she say what the Government’s position is on that?

Amanda Milling Portrait Amanda Milling
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This is a matter for the Home Office but, as I understand it, they keep it under review.