Northern Ireland: Legislators vote to stop abortions of disabled fetuses cruxnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cruxnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Unborn babies believed to have a disability are a step closer to being better protected from abortion in Northern Ireland after a Bill received backing from MLAs at Stormont.
Breakdown of how MLAs voted as DUP abortion bill passes second stage
The bill, brought by DUP MLA Paul Givan, will now go forward for scrutiny at Stormont s health committee
DUP MLA Paul Givan speaking in the Assembly on Monday
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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.
Bill against abortions in cases of non-fatal disabilities passes second stage eveningtelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningtelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.