“We’re continuing to answer calls, provide information and fund abortions for people in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man who need them. “We’re going to wait and see what happens but – whatever the outcome – we are … Continued
Updated March 2018 It’s completely official now 100% in place – people resident in Northern Ireland can have free abortions in England. This super amazing news was so incredible that we joined with the London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign, Alliance … Continued
Mara Clarke from the Abortion Support Network, said that the move by Scotland was a welcome one, but only a “sticking plaster” in the absence of “free, safe and legal abortions in Northern Ireland”. She said: “Any place that women … Continued
Looking back on it now I’m much less tolerant of those who are anti-choice. Every time I hear those views expressed I feel like they’re saying it directly to me, so I feel more justified in saying ‘no, you don’t … Continued
The British government has already said that Northern Irish women will no longer have to pay for the procedure after travelling and has now offered to pay the travel costs for women earning less than £15,300 (€16,800) a year.
However the fact remains that, however good the system is, it isn’t a fix for Northern Ireland’s abortion laws. Mara Clarke, director of the Abortion Support Network (which provides financial assistance to women in need of abortions) puts it best … Continued
This is a major step but it is not a solution. As Mara Clarke, director of the Abortion Support Network, which provides financial assistance to women in need of abortions, has said, it is a ‘sticking plaster.’ And the wound … Continued
The announcement came shortly after the Government announced their deal with Northern Ireland’s DUP. In the wake of this, Labour MP Stella Creasy put forward a motion in June to allow women from Northern Ireland to access abortion services for … Continued
Northern Ireland is the only country in the UK where abortion is illegal. The plan will ensure that abortion is free for women travelling from Northern Ireland at the point of delivery, rather than being paid for beforehand and then … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23/10/2017 Pro-choice campaigners welcome British government’s pledge to fund abortions for women from Northern Ireland A government scheme to provide free abortion services in England for women travelling from Northern Ireland is today welcomed by the … Continued