N Ireland: Abortion
guidance withdrawn
Pro-life campaigners in Northern Ireland have won a High Court challenge against the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety’s guidelines on abortion.
Assisted suicide must stay illegal, say MLAs
Two Northern Ireland MLAs have spoken out against any weakening of the law on assisted suicide, saying it should be “strenuously opposed”.
15-year-olds trafficked to Ireland for sex trade
Girls as young as 15 are being trafficked into Ireland as part of the sex trade, according to a prostitution support organisation.
Let London dictate NI abortion law, MP says
A Labour MP says Northern Ireland’s elected representatives should not be allowed to decide on abortion law in the Province.
Wasteful equality industry needs trimming, says MP
Northern Ireland’s ‘equality industry’ is spending millions providing only “limited” help for minorities and needs trimming down, an MP has said.
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[24 March 2009] - Christian MP cleared of ‘gay hate’ charges
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[23 February 2009] - Smacking like electric fence, says NI lawyer
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