May 13, 2008 / 00:34 am
The leaders of the four main political parties in Northern Ireland have written to MPs in the British Parliament stating their opposition to extending the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland.
The action marks the first time all four parties have taken a united stand on a major issue, the BBC News reports.
The Liberal Democrats in the British Parliament have proposed an amendment that would expand the act’s permissive abortion laws to include Northern Ireland.
The Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill, which could include the amendment, was scheduled for a second reading in the House of Commons on Monday.