News Greens call on Government to enshrine right to abortion in law Green Councillors will today at a meeting of councillors expressed concern over the lack of access to abortion in Northern Ireland and other parts of the world By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News Terrence Higgins Trust urges Director of Public Prosecutions to end prosecutions for women who terminate their own pregnancies Terrence Higgins Trust joins British Pregnancy Advisory Service and more than 60 clinicians, organisations, unions and legal professionals in a letter calling on the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to issue urgent guidance so that women who end their own pregnancies won’t face prosecution By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Istanbul protestors demand LGBTQ+ and women’s rights Hundreds gathered in Istanbul to protest against the withdrawal from a treaty to protect women from violence. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Court of Appeal in Belfast “passes buck” on women’s rights The court of appeal in Belfast rules that reform of abortion law in Northern Ireland should be left to the Northern Ireland Assembly, and not decided by the courts. In 2015 the High Court ruled that Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws violate the rights of women to a private life under Euro By Besi • 2 min read
