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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.
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...
Aug 22, 2024 · In the meantime, the anti-abortion MLAs in the Assembly sought to restrict the new law. A Private Member Bill, Severe Foetal Impairment, was tabled by DUP MLA Paul Givan, in 2021. This bill sought to amend the abortion regulations, to make abortion on the grounds of severe foetal impairment unlawful in Northern Ireland.
May 19, 2018 · The SDLP allows members to vote with conscience on abortion related issues following a special conference on Saturday.
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...
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".
