Life welcomes the outcome of an investigation which has upheld a complaint of bias in the BBC’s news item on the parliamentary vote last July to extend abortion provision to Northern Ireland. A viewer, Andrew Todd, complained to the BBC that in its news coverage on the parliamentary vote on Tuesday 9 July 2019, it… Read more »

Life Northern Ireland is extremely disappointed by a statement by professional bodies calling for abortion on demand up to 24 weeks.  The recommendation is contained in a joint statement by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH).  The colleges said abortion should be available… Read more »

Life is disappointed by the ruling at Belfast Crown Court today that a mother charged with supplying her daughter with abortion pills bought online is not guilty of any offence.  Today’s verdict flies in the face of NIO guidelines regarding abortion, updated just yesterday, which clearly state the procurement and supply of abortion pills is still a criminal offence in Northern Ireland under… Read more »

Life Northern Ireland is deeply disappointed that abortion will be legalised at midnight due to the failure of politicians to reconvene the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly.  In July, the Westminster Parliament forced through an amendment to the Northern Ireland Executive Formation Act, paving the way for the legalisation of abortion if the Executive and Assembly are not convened by… Read more »

Mrs Justice Keegan upheld Ms Ewart’s case and ruled that the law in NI is in breach of human rights as it does not allow for abortion in cases where a baby is found to have a life limiting condition. The law as it stands in Northern Ireland only permits abortion in cases where the… Read more »