Submitted on Thursday 16th May 2019
Rejected on Friday 14th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change or at least intervene with the Northern Ireland abortion laws
After what has happened in Alabama over the past few days, it has highlighted that we have issues on our own doorstep with regards to abortion. A woman should have free reign over what to do with her body, and should not be treated as a criminal for doing so. Politicians should speak up for this.
If we can fix this problem on our own soil perhaps it will show solidarity with women in America and wherever else these kinds of laws are still in place. In 2019 we must move forward with our policies, much as we should allow women and girls to move forward with their lives.
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/alabama-abortion-ban-horrifying-uk-abortion-law-no-better-says-amnesty
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/16/alabama-abortion-ban-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can’t accept your petition because responsibility for the law on abortion in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Even though the Northern Ireland Assembly is not sitting, the UK Parliament hasn’t formally taken back responsibility for this issue.
You could start a new petition calling on the UK Parliament to change the law, to take back the responsibility for the law on abortion and then to change the law in Northern Ireland.
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