OUR BODIES OUR CHOICE
Sep 28, 2021
3 minutes
WORDS: MISHAAL KHAN
The subject of abortion has been a controversial one for decades, and nowhere more prominently than in Northern Ireland. While it was decriminalised in 1967 across England, Scotland and Wales for pregnancies up to 24 weeks, the change in law did not extend to Northern Ireland, where having or performing an abortion became a criminal offence in 1861.
The only circumstances under which it was ever considered was if the pregnant woman’s life was at risk, or there was a risk of permanent, serious damage to their mental
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