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Northern Ireland abortion buffer zone ruling is a ‘historic day’ – Green MSP

A Scottish Green MSP who proposed the implementation of buffer zones around abortion clinics has welcomed a judgment allowing similar legislation in Northern Ireland. The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the Abortion (Safe Access Zones) (Northern ...

07 Dec 2022 at 13:36

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 opinions within ...

22 Oct 2021 at 13:23

Northern Ireland

2,168 abortions carried out in Northern Ireland in 2022/23 – department

More than 2,000 abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland in 2022/23, according to department of health figures. Abortion laws in the region were liberalised in 2019 following legislation passed by Westminster at a time when the ...

20 Jun 2024 at 16:21

Election

AE22: Listening to what people want has been neglected in politics, says first-time candidate

Alliance's Mid Ulster Assembly candidate is unassuming enough to think I won't recognise her when she turns up for our scheduled interview. “I'm in the flowery dress and white gutties,” she explains on the phone. Claire Hackett is ...

04 May 2022 at 14:02

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 tabled by ...

01 Oct 2021 at 15:12

Northern Ireland

Government was warned NI abortion laws could infringe human rights

The Government was warned in 1992 that abortion laws in Northern Ireland may constitute an infringement of human rights, declassified papers have revealed. However, it was also said that any attempt to repeal or clarify the ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:00

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 Party leader ...

25 Sept 2023 at 15:50

Northern Ireland

Abortion clinic safe zones do not breach protesters’ rights, Supreme Court rules

A law in Northern Ireland which prevents anti-abortion protests from taking place directly outside clinics does not breach the rights of protesters, the UK’s highest court has ruled. Dame Brenda King, the Attorney ...

07 Dec 2022 at 17:11

Northern Ireland

Only 10% of women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion services

Only 10% of women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion services, a survey has found. The poll also revealed that three years after abortion was decriminalised in the region, only 47% of adults realise ...

21 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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 ...

15 Oct 2021 at 17:31

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 ...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:24

Northern Ireland

Abortion services ‘will be commissioned in Northern Ireland’, minister tells MPs

Abortion services “will be commissioned in Northern Ireland” before legislation relating to the formation of the Northern Ireland Executive passes through the Lords, Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker ...

29 Nov 2022 at 19:23

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