Aoife Moore: The tale of two Sinn Féins

The party has been accused of hypocrisy on abortion laws in the North

Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill during a visit to the Ulster Hospital vaccination centre. Picture: PA

On Monday night, Sinn Féin MLAs in the north spoke passionately against a DUP bill that seeks to amend the law in Northern Ireland to prevent abortions in cases of non-fatal disabilities, including Down Syndrome, and then not-so-passionately abstained on the vote.

The bill passed its second stage by 48 votes to 12.