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– Abortion is lawful in England, Scotland, and Wales provided the criteria in the Abortion Act 1967 are met. In all other circumstances, administering or procuring an abortion is a crime. – Abortion is lawful in Northern Ireland provided the criteria in the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 are met.
Dec 14, 2021 · A DUP bill to prevent abortions in Northern Ireland in cases of non-fatal disabilities has effectively fallen after a tight vote at Stormont. Assembly members (MLAs) voted by 45 to 42 to reject the...
Jun 7, 2018 · SDLP. The SDLP (with 12 seats) describes itself as “a pro-life party” but does not apply a party whip on the issue. On May 19th, days before the referendum in the Republic, the SDLP held a...
May 19, 2018 · The SDLP has voted to give its members a free vote on all abortion related issues. It means its politicians can now vote with their conscience even if that goes against party policy.
Oct 18, 2019 · An SDLP MLA who opposes abortion will attend a sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday in spite of his party leader describing the recall as "a total stunt". Daniel McCrossan said he...
May 20, 2018 · A former leader of the SDLP says he "can't make much sense" of his party's move to give its members a conscience vote on all abortion related issues. Alasdair McDonnell made the comments after...
May 19, 2018 · The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) held a special conference today to allow its membership to vote on a two questions around abortion. The first vote was to reaffirm its position as an anti-abortion party, and this was upheld.
