Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020
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UK government funds abortion in Northern Ireland as pro-life groups object
Chris Heaton-Harris, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, said Monday that the U.K. government will “ensure the commissioning of abortion... Read more
Abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ bill to become law in Northern Ireland
The bill makes it a criminal offense for pro-lifers to engage in ‘influencing’ women inside ‘safe access zones.’ Read more
Pro-lifers lament High Court ruling on abortion in N Ireland
‘If this judgment is allowed to stand, the Secretary of State can simply block any attempt to restrict abortion or... Read more
Northern Ireland considering abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ law
A proposal to require so-called “buffer zones” around abortion clinics - an area where protests would not be allowed -... Read more
Catholic bishops: New N Ireland abortion intervention is ‘gravely disquieting’
The bishops said the British government had imposed an ‘unjust law.’ Read more
Pro-life group ‘ready to go to court’ over new government intervention on N Ireland abortion law
SPUC accuses the U.K. government of a “power grab.” Read more
Bill restricting abortion for disability reasons passes first vote in Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favor of a bill which would restrict abortions on the basis of non-fatal... Read more
Discrimination abortion restrictions proposed in Northern Ireland
Lawmakers in Northern Ireland are seeking to ban abortions in cases of non-lethal fetal abnormality. Read more
The human cost of N Ireland’s abortion regulations: over 700 unborn lives
Seven months after Northern Ireland’s expansive legal abortion law took effect, pro-life advocates have lamented the lives lost and called... Read more
NI health department warns of risks of unregulated at-home medical abortion
Northern Ireland's Department of Health told a Belfast daily on Friday that women who self-administer medical abortions at home are... Read more
‘Huge disappointment’ as UK House of Lords backs Northern Ireland abortion regulations
The House of Lords backed new abortion regulations for Northern Ireland by an overwhelming majority Monday, after the Northern Ireland... Read more
UK government doubles down on N Ireland abortion regulations
While saying that abortion regulation is a devolved issue, the British Minister of State for Northern Ireland emphasized at Westminster... Read more
Assembly rejects ‘imposition’ of abortion regulations on Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a motion rejecting the “imposition” of abortion legislation by the Westminster... Read more
Bishops join woman with Down syndrome in call to change N Ireland abortion law
Bishops in Northern Ireland have strongly backed a call by a campaigner with Down syndrome to reject a law permitting... Read more
House of Lords committee raises concerns over N Ireland abortion regulations
A legislation scrutiny committee of the House of Lords last week published a report on the abortion regulations imposed on... Read more
