Emma Campbell from Alliance for Choice urged the party to “review their party policy”.
“Sinn Fein should be pushing for significant increases in funding to help disabled people, as well as ensuring free safe legal and local abortion care on the whole island of Ireland,” she said.
“We urge Sinn Fein to review their party policy in line with the minimum human rights standards and stop criminalising people who have devastating decisions to make about a wanted pregnancy.”
Amy Merron from the Ulster University Pro Choice group slammed those MLAs who voted in favour of a “lack of trust” in women, following the vote, and again criticised Sinn Fein for abstaining.
McDonald says Sinn Féin abstained in abortion bill vote because it was a DUP stunt
Sinn Féin abstained from a vote on the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill last night. By Lauren Boland Tuesday 16 Mar 2021, 4:24 PM Mar 16th 2021, 1:04 PM 32,516 Views 31 Comments
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Updated Mar 16th 2021, 4:24 PM
SINN FÉIN LEADER Mary Lou McDonald has said her party abstained on a bill passed in the Northern Ireland Assembly seeking to tighten the limits on terminating a pregnancy because it was a “stunt” by unionists to obstruct abortion services.
A doctor’s organisation has said it was “deeply saddened” the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill that would remove non-fatal fetal impairment as a grounds for an abortion, had been passed.
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