Life is relieved by the unconfirmed news today that the NIO has withdrawn the abortion regulations that were put forward at the end of March. The abortion regulations, that have been highly criticised and have faced increasing opposition since they would have introduced some of the most extreme abortion policies in Europe, could now be… Read more »

I worked in the NHS for 46 years (40 of them as a midwife) and am retired now. Being a midwife was more than a job to me, it was a vocation. I cared a great deal about the women in my care and enjoyed supporting them through some of the most memorable occasions of… Read more »

Life is predicting a massive baby-boom as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Demand for our services is already up over 100% just two weeks into the lock-down. Services include skilled listening, practical support, free pregnancy tests and housing for anyone who is affected by an unplanned pregnancy, struggling with a new baby or affected… Read more »

Life is deeply concerned and confused at news the Government is overturning their position, for the third time in less than a week, to allow medical abortions to be completed entirely at home after a telephone/ video consultation. For the last week there has been uncertainty over whether the Government would change the law to… Read more »

So, this is what I have to say about the place we find ourselves now in Northern Ireland, with the imminent introduction of regulations that will permit widely available abortion for the first time. Here, in our wee country, we have withstood the ever encroaching tide of abortion for over 50 years, but now abortion… Read more »