DUP's bid to change Northern Ireland’s abortion laws set for Stormont
The DUP private member’s bill will attempt to prevent terminations up to birth in cases of non-fatal serious disabilities.
The DUP private member’s bill will attempt to prevent terminations up to birth in cases of non-fatal serious disabilities.
The vote means that abortion will be legalised up to the 14th week of pregnancy.
The legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate, which rejected a similar bill two years ago.
Neither the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine nor the Moderna vaccine were developed using foetal tissue.
Krakow, Wroclaw, Szczecin and Lodz have all seen protests.
The Constitutional Court ruling severely restricts access to abortion in Poland.
The rapper spoke about various topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals.
These are the first official figures published since Ireland’s liberalised abortion laws came into effect from 1 January 2019.
The Louisiana law is virtually identical to one in Texas that the court struck down in 2016.
Abortion is now legal in all circumstances in Northern Ireland in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
More than 1,000 females travelled from Northern Ireland to England or Wales for an abortion last year.
The motion doesn’t impact or change Northern Ireland’s abortion legislation.
A medical professional can terminate a pregnancy when it has not exceeded 12 weeks with no extra legal conditions.
The problem with drawing up legislation on exclusion zones is that there are competing rights involved, writes lecturer in constitutional law Dr Laura Cahillane.
Eight in 10 women and over seven in 10 men support the measure, according to a new opinion poll.
Harris responded to a tweet and said he was committed to implementing exclusion zones.
Health Minister Simon Harris welcomed the appointment as the next step in providing termination of pregnancy services.
The obstetrician has written about his career in a new memoir.
Activists have warned the UK government that it has a legal obligation to limit the scope of conscientious objection.
The strict new laws were set to take effect on 15 November.
“For the first time in six years, I can go back to being the mother I was,” she said.
The former NI Police Ombudsman made the comments in a Morning Ireland interview yesterday.
The British government has assumed responsibility for introducing regulations to provide access to abortion by next April.
The first ceremonies could take place on the week of Valentine’s Day 2020.
Private members’ legislation aimed at thwarting the imposition of abortion reform in Northern Ireland were not accepted.
Other parties are calling the return to Stormont a ‘stunt’.
We look at how legislation passed in Westminster is set to change abortion laws in Northern Ireland.
The move to decriminalise abortion will only be halted if the Stormont executive is restored by 21 October.
The case is seen as a test for two new judges appointed by Donald Trump.
Legislation decriminalising abortion may be introduced this month if the Stormont executive doesn’t resume.
Abortion will be decriminalised in the North if the collapsed assembly is not restored by 21 October.
This is the first March for Choice since Ireland enacted abortion legislation in December.
This will be the first March for Choice since Ireland enacted abortion legislation in December.
In July, Minister Simon Harris said exclusion zones outside hospitals and GP surgeries will be a “major priority”.
A judge in Kansas City said the law violates a previous Supreme Court ruling.
The 21-year-old said “it was hard the whole time I was inside.”
In May, Harris spoke to representatives of the HSE about why abortion services are available in just half of maternity hospitals and units.
The Health Department said it will be asking the HSE to fully implement abortion services in all maternity hospitals and units by September.
These votes have been a long-time coming – but make the return of power-sharing much less likely.
The group that staged a protest outside the National Maternity Hospital with three small white coffins plans to return this Saturday.