MHKs show their colours as the abortion bill is introduced
Sunday, 28 January 2018
By Adrian Darbyshire in Politics
Battle lines are being drawn ahead of the first real parliamentary debate on proposed abortion reform.
The Abortion Reform Bill went through the formality of a first reading in the House of Keys on Tuesday.
Anger at anti-abortion campaigners 'offensive' images in protest
13 December 2017
Anti-abortion campaigners displaying graphic banners of aborted foetuses have demonstrated outside the Isle of Man parliament.
In January the final draft of a bill proposing reforms to Manx abortion law will be presented to the House of Keys.
Dr Alex Allinson MHK, who has worked on the Abortion Reform Bill 2017, said the images were "deliberately offensive".
Continued at source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-42328116
Isle of Man abortion bill: Nearly 3,000 responses submitted in consultation
18 September 2017
Ellan Vannin
Nearly 3,000 responses have been submitted in a public consultation into proposed changes to Manx abortion laws.
The draft Abortion Reform Bill 2017 would allow terminations to be carried out in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy and loosen restrictions thereafter.
At present, abortions can only be carried out in the Isle of Man if a pregnancy is the result of rape or because of mental health concerns.
Continued at source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-41306864
Isle of Man 'must update abortion law'
22 January 2017, BBC.com
by Ellan Vannin
Women in the Isle of Man should have the same abortion rights as those in England, Scotland and Wales, a Member of the House of Keys (MHK) says.
Fewer than 10 terminations happen each year on the island because, in most circumstances, its laws prohibit them.
As a result, an estimated 100 women a year seek private abortions in the UK.
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Source, BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-38668044
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