Doctors can lead case to change Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion laws

Doctors can lead case to change Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion laws

BMJ 2019; 365
doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4463
Published 28 June 2019

Elisabeth Mahase

The trusted voices of doctors and medical staff are the key to changing abortion laws to give women in Northern Ireland choice, according to a panel of experts.

The panel—which met in Belfast on 23 June to discuss access to safe abortions—shared their experiences of caring for women and seeing the impact of restrictive abortion laws.

Continued: https://www.bmj.com/content/365/bmj.l4463.full