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Abortions in Belfast or NI..

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  • 03-05-2011 7:36am
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    Freemasonry
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    Do they do them? I need really quick answers!


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    Mellor
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    Abortion laws in the UK apply only to England, Wales and Scotland.
    NI has the same laws are the Republic


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    Morag
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    Abortions are not carried out in the North of Ireland, women from there who need one have to travel to the UK.


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    January
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    Question answered, thread closed.


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    Moonbeam
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    Q. What is the law on abortion in Northern Ireland?

    The law in Northern Ireland is as it was in Britain before 1967. The 1861 Offences Against the Person Act makes all abortions illegal. The 1929 Infant Life (Preservation) Act was extended to Northern Ireland in 1945 and allows abortion to preserve a mother's life. Also the Bourne judgement 1938 - case law allowing abortion in circumstances of risk to mental or physical health.


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