Caitlin de Jode, spokesperson for London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign, helped change the law in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland’s abortion laws were changed with help from a London based campaign group.
London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign (LIARC) worked with MPs at Westminster to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland. The change happened on Monday at midnight.
MPs at Westminster decided to change the law from London since Northern Ireland’s Assembly, Stormont, has not sat for over 1,000 days.
Caitlin de Jode, a spokesperson for LIARC, told City News about the group’s role in this historical moment.
She said that being close to Westminster meant the campaigners could speak to MPs and hold protests.
LIARC’s efforts led to a change which means that from now women in Northern Ireland will not face prosecution for seeking an abortion.
Westminster must introduce regulations that bring Northern Ireland’s abortion laws and medical services in line with the rest of the UK by 1 April 2020.
In the past women from Northern Ireland often travelled to the rest of the UK to seek an abortion.
From April 2020, they will be able to get this service at home. Until then, the government will cover a woman’s costs if she has to travel for a termination.
This comes after the Republic of Ireland voted for access to abortion in 2018.
Short HeadlineLondon campaigners celebrate NI abortion law change
StandfirstMPs at Westminster decided to change the law from London since Northern Ireland's Assembly, Stormont, has not sat for over 1,000 days.
Northern Ireland’s abortion laws were changed with help from a London based campaign group.
London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign worked with MPs at Westminster to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland. The change happened on Monday at midnight.
MPs at Westminster decided to change the law from London because Northern Ireland’s Assembly, Stormont, has not sat for over 1,000 days.
Caitlin de Jode, a spokesperson for LIARC, told CityNews about the group’s role in this historical moment. She said that being close to Westminster meant the campaigners could speak to MPs and hold protests.
LIARC’s efforts led to a change which means that from now women in Northern Ireland will not face prosecution for seeking an abortion.
Westminster must introduce regulations that bring Northern Ireland’s abortion laws and medical services in line with the rest of the UK by 1 April 2020.
In the past women from Northern Ireland often traveled to the rest of the UK to seek an abortion. From April they will be able to get this service at home. Until then the government will cover a woman’s costs if she has to travel for a termination.
This comes after the Republic of Ireland voted for access to abortion in 2018.
Northern Ireland’s abortion laws were changed with help from a London based campaign group.
London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign (LIARC) worked with MPs at Westminster to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland. The change happened on Monday at midnight.
MPs at Westminster decided to change the law from London since Northern Ireland’s Assembly, Stormont, has not sat for over 1,000 days.
Caitlin de Jode, a spokesperson for LIARC, told City News about the group’s role in this historical moment.
She said that being close to Westminster meant the campaigners could speak to MPs and hold protests.
LIARC’s efforts led to a change which means that from now women in Northern Ireland will not face prosecution for seeking an abortion.
Westminster must introduce regulations that bring Northern Ireland’s abortion laws and medical services in line with the rest of the UK by 1 April 2020.
In the past women from Northern Ireland often travelled to the rest of the UK to seek an abortion.
From April 2020, they will be able to get this service at home. Until then, the government will cover a woman’s costs if she has to travel for a termination.
This comes after the Republic of Ireland voted for access to abortion in 2018.
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