Abortion rights in the UK should be extended to the women of Northern Ireland.

Women in Northern Ireland do not have the same access to abortion as the rest of the women in the UK. Making abortion illegal does not stop it. It just makes it more unsafe and limits access to the most vulnerable in society who cannot afford to travel to England to get access to safe termination.

We can’t accept your petition because responsibility for the law on abortion in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Even though the Northern Ireland Assembly is not sitting, the UK Parliament hasn’t formally taken back responsibility for this issue.

You could start a new petition calling on the UK Parliament to change the law, to take back the responsibility for the law on abortion and then to change the law in Northern Ireland.