Return abortion powers from NI Assembly back to UK parliament & unban abortion

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The abortion ban in Northern Ireland makes it a criminal offence, carrying a sentence of anything up to life in prison, even if you have been raped or if the foetus is so severely disabled that it has no chance of surviving outside the womb.
This archaic law needs to be overturned.

http://goo.gl/gqn0cS <The Independent>

http://goo.gl/eEfCuS <Daily Mail>

The Abortion Act 1967 does not extend to Northern Ireland. The pieces of legislation governing abortion in Northern Ireland are sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 and sections 25 and 26 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945

An offence under section 58 is punishable with imprisonment for life or for any shorter term.
https://goo.gl/NOlwpP <Wiki>

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Apr 2016

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