North keeping tabs on Oireachtas moves

We write to highlight the grave matter of how legislation in the Republic may affect the fight for the unborn child in Northern Ireland.

We, the All-Party Pro-life Group at Stormont, wish to point out how current legislative proposals on abortion may impact upon our social and policy debates on the same matter here in Northern Ireland.

According to guidelines from our department of health, abortion in Northern Ireland is legal where “it is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or there is a risk of real and serious adverse effect on her physical or mental health, which is either long term or permanent”.