London, UK. 5th June 2018. An abortion rights activist in Northern Ireland speaks at the rally calling for the Government to end the human rights violation against Northern Irish women by legalising abortion there in a protest at Parliament. Abortion is still illegal in Northern Ireland under laws passed in the Victorian era as it was the only part of the UK not covered by the Abortion Act 1967. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 5th June 2018. An Abortion Rights activist in Northern Ireland speaks at the rally calling for the Government to end the human rights violation against Northern Irish women by legalising abortion there in a protest at Parliament. Abortion is still illegal in Northern Ireland under laws passed in the Victorian era as it was the only part of the UK not covered by the Abortion Act 1967. In March this year, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Population, Development and Reproductive Health recommended that moves be made to liberalise abortion in Northern Ireland. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has said the current abortion laws amount to grave and systematic violations of women’s rights. Amnesty International polls have shown that almost three-quarters of those living in Northern Ireland want to liberalise the abortion law, an even greater proportion than in the recent massive referendum vote in Ireland. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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