Abortion In Northern Ireland
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UK Backs Extending Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights To Northern Ireland
Britain's House of Commons voted on Tuesday to extend same-sex marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland, unless devolved government is restored in Belfast by October 21.
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UK Supreme Court Says Can't Enforce Abortion Law Change In Northern Ireland
Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday that Northern Ireland's strict abortion law was incompatible with human rights, but also said it did not have the powers to make a formal ruling that the law should be changed.
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In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.
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Abortion Trials Force Political Shift In Ireland
The prosecution of women in Northern Ireland over abortion has become a key campaign issue ahead of regional elections on Thursday, with unprecedented political support for reforming the law.
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Court Declares North Ireland Abortion Law Against Human Rights
Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion legislation is in breach of human rights law, the Belfast High Court found today in a judgement hailed as "historic".
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UK Backs Extending Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights To Northern Ireland
Britain's House of Commons voted on Tuesday to extend same-sex marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland, unless devolved government is restored in Belfast by October 21.
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UK Supreme Court Says Can't Enforce Abortion Law Change In Northern Ireland
Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday that Northern Ireland's strict abortion law was incompatible with human rights, but also said it did not have the powers to make a formal ruling that the law should be changed.
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In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.
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Abortion Trials Force Political Shift In Ireland
The prosecution of women in Northern Ireland over abortion has become a key campaign issue ahead of regional elections on Thursday, with unprecedented political support for reforming the law.
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Court Declares North Ireland Abortion Law Against Human Rights
Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion legislation is in breach of human rights law, the Belfast High Court found today in a judgement hailed as "historic".
