New opinion polls have found that the majority of people across the UK want to see abortion decriminalised in Northern Ireland. Unlike in the rest of the UK, abortions in
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Campaigners have urged MPs to put pressure on Westminster to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland. Abortions are illegal in Northern Ireland in all but exceptional medical and mental health circumstances,
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A fresh legal challenge against Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws has been mounted. Sarah Ewart (pictured) is applying for a judicial review, seeking a declaration of incompatibility with human rights
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Three Conservative MPs who back abortion reform in Northern Ireland will be in Belfast later to hear experiences of women impacted by the region’s restrictive laws. During a day of
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The High Court in Belfast is set to hear a legal challenge to a decision to prosecute a woman who obtained abortion pills for her teenage daughter. Unlike other parts
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A woman accused of obtaining abortion pills for her teenage daughter is in “fear and pain” over her pending prosecution. On Thursday the High Court in Belfast is set to
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A new Westminster inquiry is to examine whether the Government has a responsibility to reform abortion laws in Northern Ireland. The Women and Equalities Committee will also assess whether the
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More than 100 cases of alleged poor care are to be reviewed at a beleaguered maternity unit, it has been reported. The number of cases at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals
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Campaigners have accused the Government of treating thousands of women as “acceptable collateral damage” after it rejected calls to introduce national buffer zones outside abortion clinics. Introducing protest-free areas outside
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A member of the DUP has criticised British MP Stella Creasy after she publicly condemned Arlene Foster’s stance on abortion at a global women’s caucus. Ms Creasy, of the Labour
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