Free Presbyterian Rev David McIlveen said a policy shift in DUP changed people's attitude towards the party
By Brendan Hughes
28 APR 2021
Brexit, abortion and a softening on LGBT issues weakened Arlene Foster's support among DUP voters, a close friend of the party's founder Ian Paisley has said.
Free Presbyterian Rev David McIlveen said a "policy shift" changed people's attitudes towards the party.
Continued: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/arlene-foster-resigns-brexit-abortion-20485884
By Jayne McCormack, BBC News NI Political Reporter
March 31, 2021
Exclusion zones should be introduced outside sexual health clinics and pregnancy counselling centres in NI to protect staff and women accessing services, a report has said.
Protests and demonstrations would not be allowed within the zones.
Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-56578466
Published March 23, 2021
The decision to introduce new powers compelling Stormont to implement abortion laws has not been taken lightly, Brandon Lewis has said.
The government has published regulations allowing the NI secretary to direct commissioning of central abortion services in NI.
Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-56485487
Abortion: NIO to launch campaign on abortion law
By Mark Devenport, BBC News NI Political Editor
1 October 2019
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is planning to launch an awareness campaign related to the likely change in the law on abortion.
NI law will change if the power-sharing executive at Stormont is not restored by 21 October.
The awareness campaign is expected to launch early next month.
Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-49883771
How did Northern Ireland lawmakers carve out an anti-abortion ‘ghetto’ within the UK?
Northern Ireland remains a blind spot for equality for women and members of the LGBTIQ community. Will Ireland’s abortion referendum change this?
Stephanie Williamson
11 June 2018
More than two weeks have passed since Ireland’s historic abortion referendum was won by a groundswell of grassroots feminist activism. A large majority (66.4%) voted to repeal the country’s eighth constitutional amendment, opening the door to proposed legislation to allow abortions up to 12 weeks.
Huge numbers of repeal campaigners and voters were young women – with a staggering 94% increase in the turnout of women aged 18-24, compared to the 2016 general election. The result reflected a frank rejection of decades of misogyny and the suffocating grip of church and state on women’s rights.
Continued: https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/stephanie-williamson/northern-ireland-anti-abortion-ghetto-uk
Live updates: MPs emergency debate on abortion in Northern Ireland - 'inappropriate' for Westminster to intervene, says Karen Bradley
June 5 2018
MPs are debating repealing sections of a 150-year-old law that criminalises abortion.
The emergency debate will discuss repealing parts of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 on Tuesday following an application from Labour MP Stella Creasy.
It follows last month's landslide vote in Ireland to liberalise its termination laws.
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