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So-called buffer zones outside abortion clinics across England and Wales are coming into effect this week. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what they are and opposing views on the issue.
The new Northern Ireland Assembly, formed in 1998 following the Good Friday Agreement, voted in June 2000 to oppose the extension of the Abortion Act 1967 to Northern Ireland; the motion was proposed by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and supported by the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) which was, at the time, opposed to abortion ...
Protected zones coming into force outside abortion clinics represent a balance between religious freedom and a woman’s right to privacy, an MP has said, as an opposition group branded them ...
The Abortion Act 1967 [1] (c. 87) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that legalised abortion in Great Britain on certain grounds by registered practitioners, and regulated the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS).
The group said four years after the decriminalisation of abortion, barriers to accessing an abortion remain. Abortion access in Northern Ireland ‘a right but not a reality’ – Amnesty Skip to ...
The Northern Ireland Assembly passed similar legislation in 2023: the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023. The UK Parliament included a section which created safe zones for abortion clinics in the Public Order Act 2023. The Royal College of Nursing Scotland released a statement in support of the bill in December ...
Experts explain some essential facts about abortion, including the different types of abortion and why access to safe and legal abortions is important. 6 facts about abortion that everyone should ...
CareConfidential was founded as a programme of the anti-abortion organisation Christian Action Research and Education (CARE), and became an independent charity in 2011. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Since becoming independent CareConfidential do not explicitly state whether they are support or oppose abortion rights but seek to acknowledge the freedom of choice ...