PE1969: Amend the law to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to bring forward legislation to fully decriminalise abortion services in Scotland and make provisions to ensure abortion services are available up to the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy across all parts of Scotland.
Petitioner: Gemma Clark
Status: Closed
Date published: 22 September 2022
PE1969 Amend the law to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (134.2KB, pdf) (134KB, pdf) posted 24 October 2022
Committee Meetings
22 February 2023: The Committee agreed to write to stakeholder organisations and civil society groups including British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Sexual Health Scotland, British Medical Association, Scottish Human Rights Commission, Abortion Rights Scotland, faith organisations, and the Humanist Society Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 22 February 2023
08 November 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 08 November 2023
Written Submissions
PE1969/A: Scottish Government submission of 19 October 2022 (145KB, pdf) (145KB, pdf) posted 28 October 2022
PE1969/B: Engender submission of 17 February 2023 (219KB, pdf) (219KB, pdf) posted 17 February 2023
PE1969/C: Abortion Rights Scotland submission of 21 February 2023 (222.3KB, pdf) (222KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2023
PE1969/D: Humanist Society Scotland submission of 30 March 2023 (46KB, pdf) (46KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2023
PE1969/E: Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) submission of 31 March 2023 (189KB, pdf) (189KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2023
PE1969/F: British Pregnancy Advisory Service submission of 3 April 2023 (170KB, pdf) (170KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2023
PE1969/G: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland submission of 5 April 2023 (109KB, pdf) (109KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2023
PE1969/H:CARE for Scotland submission of 6 April 2023 (249KB, pdf) (249KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2023
PE1969/I: Free Church of Scotland submission of 8 April 2023 (148KB, pdf) (148KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2023
PE1969/J: British Medical Association (BMA) submission of 28 June 2023 (152KB, pdf) (152KB, pdf) posted 29 June 2023
PE1969/L: Monica Lennon MSP submission of 23 October 2023 (46KB, pdf) (46KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2023
PE1969/K: Petitioner submission of 21 October 2023 (172KB, pdf) (172KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2023
PE1969/M: Scottish Government submission of 26 October 2023 (139KB, pdf) (139KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023