Abortion: Decriminalisation
Commons · Question 88603 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Church Commissioners · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact on the decriminalisation of abortion on clergy’s cure of souls.
Answer
Answered by Marsha De Cordova, 24 Nov 2025
In her capacity as Lead Bishop on Health and Social Care, the Bishop of London made a statement related to the proposed changes to abortion law on 20th June 2025, which can be found in full on the Church of England website at: https://www.churchofengland....