Offensive wording causes row in North

A row has blown up in the North after it was discovered that laws banning mentally disabled people from voting refer to them as "idiots and lunatics".

Wed, 14 Apr, 2004 - 20:08

A row has blown up in the North after it was discovered that laws banning mentally disabled people from voting refer to them as "idiots and lunatics".

The SDLP is demanding the ban be lifted and the language used in the legislation changed.

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