Submitted on Tuesday 5th April 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 5th April 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Overturn the ban on abortions in Northern Ireland. Stop prosecuting women now.
Women in Northern Ireland do not share the same rights to abortion services as the rest of the UK. This month a young woman was prosecuted for obtaining an abortion and given a 3 month suspended sentence.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/woman-given-suspended-sentence-for-having-abortion-in-the-uk-a6968676.html
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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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