Decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland immediately.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Last week, Donald Trump remarked that women who have abortions should be punished somehow. Rightly, this was met with a widely publicised outcry of condemnation. Yet in Northern Ireland, women are punished for having abortions, because it is a criminal offence. This must change. Now.

"Today, in the United Kingdom, a woman has been found guilty of having an abortion. It’s a horrifying idea – one which should have been long relegated to the annals of history, but which is sadly still the reality for a woman living in Northern Ireland in 2016." - The Independent.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/today-in-the-uk-a-woman-was-sentenced-for-the-crime-of-having-an-abortion-yet-we-act-outraged-at-a6968356.html

This law must change. Abortion should be immediately decriminalised.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for. The UK Parliament is unable to legislate on matters which are devolved to Northern Ireland.

If you live in Northern Ireland and would like to send your petition to the Northern Ireland Assembly, you can find the contact details here:

http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-assembly/contact-us/

Alternatively, you might be interested in signing the following petition: Change to abortion laws in NI by amended the devolved powers the NI assembly has

Timeline

5 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
6 Apr 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Apr 2016

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