June 6, 2023
By Robbie Meredith, BBC News NI education correspondent
It will be compulsory for all post-primary schools in Northern Ireland to teach pupils about access to abortion and prevention of early pregnancy.
It comes after Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris laid new regulations in Parliament, covering relationships and sex education (RSE). In a written statement, he said he had a legal duty to act on recommendations made in a United Nations (UN) report.
Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65824502