Northern Irish women still face a future of unsafe and illegal abortions. Now is the time to help us
While many in the UK have shown solidarity with the Irish Republic’s referendum, Northern Ireland’s cruel reproductive laws have largely gone unnoticed
Katie Goh
May 26, 2018
On Friday, Ireland took to the polls and, for the first time in history, abortion will become a legal and safe healthcare procedure in the country. It’s a momentous victory. Generations of Irish campaigners have fought for this and finally Ireland has decided to trust women to make their own choices.
But while we rightly celebrate this win for women’s rights, we need to remember that abortion remains illegal in Northern Ireland.
Continued: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/irish-abortion-referendum-northern-ireland-a8370376.html