Campaigners have urged MPs to put pressure on Westminster to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland. Activists at the SNP conference in Glasgow said unlike in Ireland, no referendum is needed to increase legal access to abortion as Westminster could repeal the current law. “The bottom line is human rights of individuals in Northern Ireland who are seeking abortion are being contravened,” she said. Engender’s Alys Mumford said Scotland providing free access to NHS abortions for Northern Irish women is welcome, but does not go far enough. She said: “We really need Scottish MPs to act for women in Northern Ireland.

Source: Irish Examiner October 07, 2018 15:11 UTC