North's church leaders call for Stormont to decide abortion law

The North's main church leaders today wrote to all MPs at Westminster backing local politicians in their drive for the Assembly to decide abortion laws.

North's church leaders call for Stormont to decide abortion law
Fri, 16 May, 2008 - 16:48

The North's main church leaders today wrote to all MPs at Westminster backing local politicians in their drive for the Assembly to decide abortion laws.

At the moment it is for MPs not MLAs to determine the law.

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