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.