Pro-life advocates are gearing up to challenge attempts by the British Parliament to impose drastic changes on Northern Ireland’s abortion policies. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has announced a legal action against the UK government’s grant of wide-ranging powers to Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis to implement “fully-funded abortion service” in Northern
The regulations from Westminster, which came into force March 31, 2020, allow elective abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy; abortions up to 24 weeks in cases of risk to the mother's physical or mental health; and abortion without time limit in cases of severe fetal impairment or fatal fetal abnormality.
Following the publication of the report into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland, the Primate of All Ireland says he is "truly sorry" and asks for "the forgiveness of survivors".
Northern Ireland's ruling Executive in Stormont have ordered an independent investigation in to Northern Ireland's mother and baby homes, following the publication of a report today.
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