Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis has resigned from the UK government, piling further pressure on embattled British prime minister Boris…
Campaigners in Northern Ireland are closely watching US moves to restrict abortion, particularly concerns that women would now have to travel across states for terminations.
Abortion was only decriminalized in the nation in 2019 42 years after terminations were made legal up to 24 weeks in most circumstances in the rest of the UK, but despite legislation, lack of government funding and political wrangling have meant women are still having to travel to the British mainland for abortions.
Currently, there are still no surgical abortion services available in Northern Ireland and no options for abortion after 10 weeks of pregnancy.
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A UK government bill proposing an overhaul of a post-Brexit deal in Northern Ireland returns to Parliament on Monday despite EU warnings that it is illegal