Supreme Court to examine Northern Ireland’s abortion law
Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law is set to come under scrutiny at the UK’s highest court. The case centres on the current law which makes it an offence for a
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Help with travel costs for Northern Irish women seeking abortions in England
Women on low incomes from Northern Ireland who seek a free NHS abortion in England will also receive state support to pay for their travel costs, the Government has announced.
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Strict abortion law ‘criminalises exceptionally vulnerable women and girls’
Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law criminalises “exceptionally vulnerable” women and girls and subjects them to “inhuman and degrading” treatment, the UK’s highest court has heard. A QC told a panel
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Council to introduce ‘unprecedented’ ban on anti-abortion groups protesting outside clinic
Anti-abortion protesters could be banned from standing outside a clinic after a “ground-breaking” decision by a council. Ealing Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion to stop the anti-abortion
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Jacob Rees-Mogg caught up in abortion protest at Tory conference
A Tory conference event featuring Jacob Rees-Mogg has descended into chaos after protesters mobbed the high-profile backbencher. Demonstrators holding up placards chanted “Tories out” at the packed meeting on Brexit.
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More women buying abortion pills online due to barriers accessing care
British women are seeking abortion pills online due to barriers accessing care, research suggests. A new study in the journal Contraception found some women in England, Scotland and Wales are
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Jacob Rees-Mogg branded ‘quite simply extreme’ over anti-abortion views
Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg has been branded “extreme” after revealing he is opposed to abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest. The Catholic father-of-six, often dubbed “the MP for
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Hammond announces Government will fund abortions in England for Northern Irish women
The Government intends to fund abortions in England for women arriving from Northern Ireland, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. His announcement follows a proposed amendment to the Queen’s Speech calling
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Senior MPs urge Government to intervene over Northern Ireland abortion laws
Senior MPs have urged the Government to intervene over abortion laws in Northern Ireland after ministers agreed a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party. Tory Anna Soubry and
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Heated debate results in BMA conference voting to decriminalise abortion
Abortion should be decriminalised, medics at the British Medical Association (BMA) have said. Delegates at the BMA’s annual meeting in Bournemouth voted in favour of a motion calling for a
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