Is it the right decision? Parliament has voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, marking the biggest change to abortion laws for almost six decades.
Historic vote to decriminalise abortion
Split: According to polling, 55% of Britons were in favour of changing the law to stop women facing abortion arrests. Glossary
Stillborn - When a baby is born dead.
Abortion - The deliberate ending of a pregnancy.
Covid-19 - The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020.
MPs - Members of Parliament. MPs are elected to represent people in 650 different geographical areas.
Decriminalised - Stop treating something as a criminal offence.
Victorian - The era when Queen Victoria was on the British throne, from 1837 to 1901.
Miscarriage - The sudden loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks. About one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage.
Liberal Democrat - Also known as the Lib Dems, a liberal political party in the UK.
Compassionate - Showing understanding and sympathy to people who are suffering.
Foetus - An unborn human or animal in the later stages of its development, but before birth.