Tom Pursglove generally voted against fewer obstacles for access to abortion

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Major votes

• On 7 Mar 2023: Tom Pursglove voted rejecting an exemption to "buffer zone" around abortion providers for silent prayer or consensual communication in a public place Show vote
• On 18 Oct 2022: Tom Pursglove voted introducing areas around abortion clinics and hospitals (buffer zones) where interference with, and intimidation or harassment of, women accessing or people providing abortion services would be an offence. Show vote
• On 30 Mar 2022: Tom Pursglove voted not to permit drug-mediated abortion, up-to ten weeks into a pregnancy, without an in-person consultation with a registered medical practitioner, and not to allow the first dose of drugs to be taken at home. Show vote
• On 27 Apr 2021: Tom Pursglove was absent for a vote on Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 Show vote
• On 24 Jun 2020: Tom Pursglove was absent for a vote on Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In Show vote
• On 17 Jun 2020: Tom Pursglove voted for abortion to revert to being criminal offence in Northern Ireland, with case law providing exceptions only where there is a serious adverse health impact to the woman. Show vote
• On 18 Jul 2019: Tom Pursglove was absent for a vote on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • laws to promote equality and human rights
  • equal gay rights
• On 9 Jul 2019: Tom Pursglove voted against legalising abortion in Northern Ireland in a broad range of circumstances, against protecting women from harassment by anti-abortion protesters, and against improving sexual and reproductive health rights and services. Show vote
• On 23 Oct 2018: Tom Pursglove voted against decriminalising all abortions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland performed with the consent of the pregnant women up to the twenty-forth week of pregnancy. Show vote
• On 13 Mar 2017: Tom Pursglove voted no on Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Show vote