Petition · past parliament
Take back responsibility for abortion law from Northern Ireland.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In order to apply the 1967 abortion laws to NI and allow women to exercise control over their bodies without fear of conviction, responsibility for this law must first be retrieved by the UK parliament.
This petition is oart of a 2-step process to ultimately align NI with the rest of the IK.
This petition is oart of a 2-step process to ultimately align NI with the rest of the IK.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.