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Northern Ireland abortion law to breach human rights, court rules
The High court in Belfast has ruled that Northern Ireland’s strict abortion legislation breaches the UK’s human rights commitments.
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MPs vote to extend same-sex marriage and abortion to Northern Ireland
MPs have tonight voted overwhelmingly in favour of extending abortion and same-sex rights to Northern Ireland, in line with the rest of the UK. The votes happened during a debate about how to keep Northern Ireland running in the absence of a devolved government, which collapsed in March 2017.
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Disney considers pulling productions out of Georgia over abortion laws
First it was Netflix, and now it’s Disney. Both have announced they’re reconsidering their film and TV productions in the US state of Georgia after it passed a restrictive bill banning abortions beyond six weeks into a pregnancy.
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Planned Parenthood’s Staci Fox: ’These dangerous, extreme abortion bans are nothing more than a political game’
Staci Fox is from the pro-choice organisation, Planned Parenthood.
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Alabama latest US state to vote on anti-abortion legislation
Senators in the US state of Alabama are voting on a bill which would outlaw almost all abortions in any stage of pregnancy.
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Abortion in Argentina: Senate narrowly rejects legalisation
Anti-abortion campaigners have been celebrating their narrow victory this week in Argentina – after the country’s senate defeated a bill which would have legalised terminations during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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FactCheck: can you really be jailed for abortion in Northern Ireland?
It is theoretically possible for a woman in Northern Ireland to get a longer sentence for procuring an abortion than her rapist, although this may not be a very realistic scenario.
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More than 170 politicians call for Northern Ireland abortion reform
Over 170 politicians representing parties from across the political spectrum in the UK and Ireland have signed a letter calling on the Government to reform the abortion laws in Northern Ireland. We’re joined by Labour MP Stella Creasy, who coordinated the cross-party letter.
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US abortion debate: Could Supreme Court retirement threaten women’s rights?
Donald Trump gets to pick a second Supreme Court judge. What could this mean for women’s abortion rights?
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Supreme Court rules Northern Ireland abortion law ‘incompatible with human rights’ – but fails to overturn it
The Government’s under mounting pressure to reform Northern Ireland’s strict abortion laws – after Supreme Court justices said that in some cases they were incompatible with human rights legislation. The court dismissed a legal challenge by campaigners – but said the ban needed “radical reconsideration”. One of the women whose case formed part of the challenge said they would…
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Sinn Féin Vice President on abortion law: ‘People want change’
Michelle O’Neill is the Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin and heads up the party in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Women appear to take abortion pills outside Northern Ireland courts
There were chaotic scenes in Belfast as campaigners defied strict anti-abortion laws by taking what they said were abortion pills outside Northern Ireland’s main court buildings. The recent vote in Ireland to change the constitution to allow abortions, has increased pressure for change in Northern Ireland, where women are unable to have a termination locally…
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Dr Sarah Wollaston MP: ‘Women in NI should have same abortion rights as those in rest of UK’
Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston chairs the Commons health and social care committee.
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Ireland votes overwhelmingly for abortion reforms
Ireland votes a resounding ‘Yes’ to liberalising its strict abortion laws. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the country was united – calling it the “culmination of a quiet revolution”.
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Ireland prepares for abortion referendum
On Friday, Irish voters will be asked to repeal the part of the constitution which bans abortion. After that the government proposes to legalise abortion up to the twelfth week of pregnancy and in cases after that where the health of life of the mother is at risk. We’ve been following the campaign.