Northern Ireland Mum Challenges Abortion Pills Prosecution

Northern Ireland Mum Challenges Abortion Pills Prosecution

By Rahul Verma, News Editor
20th September 2018

A mother in Northern Ireland, who obtained abortion pills for her pregnant underage daughter, is challenging the decision to prosecute her.

The mother is accused of allegedly procuring abortion pills via the Internet and giving them to her 15 year old daughter who terminated her pregnancy in 2013.

Continued: https://rightsinfo.org/northern-ireland-abortion-pills-prosecution/


UK: Do You Have A Right To An Abortion?

Do You Have A Right To An Abortion?

By Michael Goldin
26th September 2017

Abortion can be an emotive topic. It’s also a human rights issue, falling within the area of reproductive rights.

It’s often an area of intense debate, and the rules even differ within the UK. In Northern Ireland, for example, you can only get an abortion where the mother’s life is in dander. This doesn’t include cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormalities.

Continued at source: https://rightsinfo.org/do-you-have-a-right-to-an-abortion/