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Aontú Councillor slams SDLP MLAs over Abortion Bill vote

Aontú Councillor, Emmet Doyle, has accused Foyle's SDLP MLAs of hypocrisy over pro-life protestors. Cllr Doyle, who represents the Ballyarnett ward, stated that both Sinéad McLaughlin and Mark H Durkan were going against their party's ethos of ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Bill to create safe spaces around abortion clinics progresses

A Bill to create safe spaces around abortion clinics in Northern Ireland has passed into the final stages of Stormont’s legislative process. However DUP MLAs and TUV leader Jim Allister argued against the Bill, claiming it could criminalise ...

02 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Derry Now

County Derry election candidate would 'dramatically restrict' access to abortion services

An County Derry candidate in the upcoming Assembly Election has said he would 'dramatically restrict' access to abortion services, and that they should be 'funded privately'. Niall Murphy, who is standing as an independent in the East ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:33

Scotland

End of abortion buffer zones group shows lack of leadership, campaigners claim

Abortion campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of lacking leadership following the conclusion of a buffer zone working group. Back Off Scotland, which has urged the Scottish Government to impose the safe access zones around ...

03 May 2023 at 16:19

Scotland

Women recall ‘intimidation’ by anti-abortion protesters outside health clinics

Anti-abortion protesters outside a hospital left a woman feeling “trapped and very overwhelmed” when she went for the procedure, MSPs have heard. Lily Roberts was a first-year student at Glasgow University when she attended the ...

27 Feb 2024 at 14:02

Scotland

Green MSP hails ‘landmark moment’ as abortion buffer zone Bill goes to committee

Green MSP Gillian Mackay has lauded her abortion buffer zone Bill going before a Holyrood committee for the first time as a “landmark moment”. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee will begin its scrutiny of the Abortion ...

27 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Holyrood committee backs ‘necessary’ abortion buffer zones Bill at stage one

A proposed law to ban protests outside abortion clinics is “necessary” to ensure women are free of intimidation, a Holyrood committee has said. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has unanimously agreed to the general ...

22 Apr 2024 at 14:04

Scotland

Swinney pressed over abortion protests Bill amid concern at his deputy’s views

A Green MSP has called on John Swinney to reaffirm the Scottish Government’s commitment to curb anti-abortion protests amid concern over views expressed by new deputy first minister Kate Forbes. Gillian Mackay MSP is ...

11 May 2024 at 00:01

Court considers Bill’s implications for Northern Ireland abortion protests

Seven Supreme Court justices are considering whether proposed legislation might be a disproportionate interference with the rights of people who want to protest outside abortion clinics in Northern Ireland. Dame ...

19 Jul 2022 at 17:31

Scotland

Abortion buffer zones will be one of devolution’s ‘proudest legacies’, says MSP

The MSP who is spearheading legislation to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics in Scotland said the change will be “one of the proudest legacies of devolution”. Green MSP Gillian Mackay has brought ...

07 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Buffer zone Bill will be ‘robust’ to withstand legal challenge – Sturgeon

Legislation to introduce buffer zones outside abortion clinics will be “robust” to withstand expected legal challenges, the First Minister has said. At a summit on abortion care in Edinburgh, Nicola Sturgeon ...

07 Feb 2023 at 18:20

Only 10% of women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion services

Only 10% of women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion services, a survey has found. The poll also revealed that three years after abortion was decriminalised in the region, only 47% of adults ...

21 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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