Submitted on Tuesday 5th February 2013
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Northern Ireland Abortion - Women in Northern Ireland are denied the same rights to abortion as women in England, Scotland and Wales.
Despite being UK citizens and taxpayers NI women do not have the same access to a legal, safe abortion.
Unlike the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland does not have an Abortion Act. Instead an 1861 law makes it a criminal offence to procure a miscarriage.
In 1945 an exception was added that abortion could be permitted to preserve the life of the mother.
As a result they can be still refused an abortion even if:
• they've been raped
• they've suffered incest
• they've been given a diagnosis of fetal abnormality.
Therefore the government needs to INCLUDE Northern Ireland in the 1967 Abortion Act and future acts to diminish the emotional and financial difficulties faced by those who are having to consider this option.
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