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Pro-choice rallies take place in Derry in response to Roe v Wade ruling

A series of pro-choice rallies have taken place in three Northern Ireland locations this evening as local activists responded to last week's overturning of a historic ruling on abortion rights in the USA. Alliance for Choice held rallies in Derry, ...

30 Jun 2022 at 00:33

National News

Minister wants safe abortion access zones legislation enacted this year

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said he wants to see legislation on setting up safe access zones outside facilities that provide abortion services become enacted this year. Under the proposed laws, anti-abortion protesters could be fined or ...

27 Jul 2022 at 17:33

Ireland

Minister wants safe abortion access zones legislation enacted this year

27 Jul 2022 at 12:22

Ireland

Large crowd gathers for anti-abortion demonstration in Dublin

A large crowd gathered for an anti-abortion demonstration in Dublin city, which organisers said was to call for alternatives to abortion to be included in an ongoing review into Ireland’s new laws. An independent review into termination of ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:54

Scotland

Abortion clinic buffer zones could see vigils criminalised, opponents claim

Opponents of plans to create buffer zones outside abortion clinics have told MSPs they fear silent vigils and prayers would be “criminalised” under the proposals. The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill proposes that ...

12 Mar 2024 at 12:42

Local News

Protest outside Co Derry hospital branded 'extremely traumatising'

A protest held by a group of anti-abortion lobbyists outside a County Derry hospital has drawn criticism after a number of psuedo-coffins were displayed outside the entrance. Images emerged on social media this afternoon of the ...

19 Oct 2022 at 21:33

Scotland

‘Solidarity with US siblings’ – Activists gather in Edinburgh over Roe vs Wade

MSPs and reproductive rights campaigners gathered in Edinburgh to show solidarity with their US peers protesting over the Roe vs Wade re-appeal. The demonstration, outside the US Consulate in the Scottish capital, took place ...

14 May 2022 at 19:25

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 ...

27 Feb 2024 at 14:02

Scotland

Abortion buffer zone law will face ‘real test’ as vigils planned – Green MSP

The MSP who introduced Scotland’s abortion buffer zone law says it will face a “real test” as a series of protests are due to begin. Green MSP Gillian Mackay says she will work with police and health authorities to ensure ...

05 Mar 2025 at 09:07

Ireland

Cabinet approves legislation that will pave way to safe-access zones

The Cabinet has approved legislation that will see safe-access zones set up outside facilities that provide abortion services. The exclusion zones will be established within 100 metres of all healthcare facilities that ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:22

MP: Church of England believes women should not be criminalised for abortion

The Church of England (CoE) believes women should not face criminalisation for aborting their own pregnancy, MPs have heard. But Conservative MP Andrew Selous, who speaks on behalf of the Church in the House of ...

18 Apr 2024 at 16:07

DerryNow

Derry woman seeking an abortion received ‘no support at all’ from GP

A Derry GP allegedly made a woman seeking an abortion 'feel disgusting' while refusing to direct her towards abortion services. The allegation was made in Amnesty International’s Legal but not local: Barriers ...

11 Dec 2023 at 18:33

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