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Early abortion services in Western Trust resume after more than a year

Abortion services in the Western Health Trust have resumed after more than a year. Early abortion services in the trust area were suspended in April 2021 because of staffing shortages. On Tuesday a Trust spokesperson said the Western Trust Early ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:51

Northern Ireland

Tory hopeful Liz Truss ‘would not’ abolish abortion in Northern Ireland

Conservative leadership contender Liz Truss has rejected a call to abolish abortion in Northern Ireland. Abortion laws in the region were liberalised in 2019 in laws passed by Westminster at a time when the power-sharing government at Stormont ...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:24

Local News

'Graphic and homophobic' leaflet sent to Mid Ulster constituency office

A Mid Ulster councillor has said receiving a 'graphic and homophobic' leaflet to her local constituency office was 'distressing'. At the weekend, a leaflet - seen by Derry Now - featuring graphic imagery related to abortion and homophobic ...

16 Aug 2022 at 20:36

Derry News

Aontú Councillor slams SDLP MLAs over Abortion Bill vote

Aontú Councillor, Emmet Doyle, has accused Foyle's SDLP MLAs of hypocrisy over pro-life protestors. Cllr Doyle, who represents the Ballyarnett ward, stated that both Sinéad McLaughlin and Mark H Durkan were going against their party's ...

23 Mar 2022 at 10:41

Derry News

SDLP and Sinn Féin MLAs abstain from voting on First Minister’s latest abortion bill

Members of the Northern Ireland Committee for Health voted at Assembly today on First Minister Paul Givan’s latest abortion bill at Committee level. The bill, known as the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill, divided ...

22 Oct 2021 at 13:23

Derry News

“Their shouts of slogans and graphic imagery that distort reality is causing real psychological damage. It needs to stop.”

Sinead McLaughlin, MLA, condemned the actions of extreme Pro-Life protestors as she spoke at Parliament on Wednesday and declared “safe access zones for abortion services are long overdue.” "I have repeatedly raised the issue ...

15 Oct 2021 at 17:31

Local News

People Before Profit criticised for 'pop-up' abortion motion

A 'pop-up' motion from People Before Profit (PBP) caused tempers to be frayed at last night's meeting of Derry City & Strabane District Council. During the 'Matters Arising' section, an impromptu motion on abortion was ...

01 Oct 2021 at 15:12

National News

Number of Irish women and girls travelling to Great Britain for abortions rising

More than 200 women and girls travelled to Great Britain for abortions last year, an increase compared to 2020, the latest figures show. The figures show that 206 women and girls, with address in the Republic of ...

21 Jun 2022 at 13:17

Northern Ireland

Safe access zones at health settings to be introduced from Friday

Safe access zones at health service locations which offer abortion and birth control services will be introduced from Friday. The move follows the passing of a private member’s Bill brought by former Green ...

25 Sept 2023 at 15:50

Northern Ireland

Abortion access in Northern Ireland ‘a right but not a reality’ – Amnesty

Access to abortion in Northern Ireland is “a right but not a reality”, Amnesty International has said. Four years on from the decriminalisation of abortion in the region, Amnesty has contended that ...

07 Dec 2023 at 00:01

DerryNow

Derry woman seeking an abortion received ‘no support at all’ from GP

A Derry GP allegedly made a woman seeking an abortion 'feel disgusting' while refusing to direct her towards abortion services. The allegation was made in Amnesty International’s Legal but not ...

11 Dec 2023 at 18:00

National News

Pregnant women ‘forced to travel’ abroad for abortion six years after legalisation in Ireland

Women with crisis pregnancies are still “forced to travel” abroad to the UK and elsewhere for abortions, despite the legalisation of abortion six years ago, according to a coalition of ...

15 Apr 2024 at 08:39

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