Thursday 29 June 2017

Is this one step forward for abortion provision for Northern Irish women?

I have previously written about Northern Ireland's damaging abortion laws, and it remains my most popular post.

Today there has been an update on this issue.
Northern Irish women will now be able to have an abortion free on the NHS. Currently if an woman in Northern Ireland wants an abortion she has to travel to the mainland and be treated in a private centre. This is expensive, often costing £1,400, time consuming and traumatic.

Northern Irish women pay taxes towards healthcare and are UK citizens so this is a small celebration. However, abortion services really should be available in Northern Ireland so that women don't have to travel. If a women is vulnerable, for example in an abusive relationship or part of an anti-abortion household, traveling for a long period of time could be risking her life.

Life aren't pleased at all. 
But I'm not going to give those anti-choice trashcans any publicity.


Have a beautiful day x


References:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40438390
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40429164

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