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  Scotland Bill - New Clause 15 - Abortion
  
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  @ MP voted aye to give the Scottish Parliament the power to set Scotland's laws on abortion.
  @ MP voted no against giving the Scottish Parliament the power to set Scotland's laws on abortion.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to give the Scottish Parliament the power to set Scotland's laws on abortion.
  
  MPs were considering the Scotland Bill[1].
  
  The amendment accepted by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :In Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (specific reservations) omit Section J1 (abortion).â
  
  An explanatory note accompanying the amendment stated:
  
  :This amendment removes [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/5/part/II/crossheading/head-j-health-and-medicines/paragraph/wrapper53n2 the specific reservation of abortion in part 2 of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998] thereby devolving legislative competence on the subject-matter of abortion to the Scottish Parliament.
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/scotland.html Parliament's webpage on the Scotland Bill]
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