Dawn McAvoy, co-founder of Both Lives Matter Pro-life campaigners in the North are urging the region’s Assembly to restore protection for unborn children. It comes after MPs in Westminster voted to remove the last legal obstacle meaning that abortion will be allowed for any reason up to 12 weeks, and up to birth on specific grounds such as disability.
The regulations came into force on March 31, and earlier in June the Assembly passed a motion to register opposition to the new regulations.
The vote had no effect on the laws but the DUP said it would send a message to Westminster that the regulations are not supported by Stormont.
Dawn McAvoy Both Lives Matter co-founder said that “words cannot express the disappointment we feel at the refusal of Westminster to respect devolution, the democratic process and the voices of the many people who live and work here.
“Our focus returns to the Northern Ireland Assembly and we urge them to restore the protections which Westminster has removed from our children and from women in Northern Ireland. To introduce care and support services, enabling women to choose life,” she said.