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We want Westminster to overturn the abortion ban in Northern Ireland.

Submitted on Monday 4th April 2016

Rejected on Tuesday 5th April 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

We want Westminster to overturn the abortion ban in Northern Ireland.

Petition Details

Women in Northern Ireland are no less deserving of protection under the Human Rights Act.
We want Westminster to overturn the abortion ban in Northern Ireland.
We want the women of Northern Ireland protected under British law.

Additional Information

Women in Northern Ireland are often forced into backstreet or home abortions, which is unsafe and dangerous. Unless they can raise the money to come to England.
This is unjust and criminal as a member state of the United Kingdom. Women have the right to make decisions about their own lives, and bodies. That right should not be taken away, and should be treated as it is in the rest of the UK under the Human Rights Act.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for. The UK Government and Parliament is unable to legislate on matters which are devolved to Northern Ireland. You could start a petition calling for the UK Parliament to legislate to return powers over abortion back to the UK Parliament.

Alternatively, if you'd like to send your petition to the Northern Ireland Assembly, you can find the contact details here:

http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-assembly/contact-us/

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