Legal action launched over lack of abortion services The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is taking legal action over a lack of abortion services in the north 12 January, 2021 01:00
LEGAL action has been launched against the Secretary of State and Department of Health for the failure to set up abortion services in Northern Ireland more than nine months after terminations were allowed.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has begun legal action in the High Court, saying that many women are forced to continue to travel to the Republic or Britain to access services.
Abortion on request up to 12 weeks has been legal in the north since last year.
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A network of more than 90 NGOs and trade unions has complained that ministerial appointments to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) are undermining the public body. The group raised particular concerns about the selection of candidates with a policing background at a time when the commission is required to advise on addressing the legacy of the Troubles. The NIHRC, established on the basis of the Good Friday agreement, is a UN.
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