British lawmakers voted to decriminalize abortion after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons voted 379-137 on Tuesday on an amendment to a broader crime bill that would bar the prosecution of women who take steps to end their pregnancies at any stage. Tonia Antoniazzi, the Labour member of Parliament who introduced the amendment, said the change was needed because police have investigated more than 100 women for suspected illegal abortions over the past five years, including some who suffered natural miscarriages and stillbirths.