USA: Abortion

(asked on 12th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the US Government on the implications of any decision by its Supreme Court to reverse the Roe vs Wade judgment.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 19th May 2022

This is a matter for the US courts and it would not be appropriate for a foreign government to lobby an independent court process. The UK supports women's reproductive rights globally, including the right to access safe and legal abortion.

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