Petition · past parliament · Northern Ireland Office
Repeal Section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.
Closed
96 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the government to repeal Section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, carrying an abortion framework far more broad than that of the rest of the country. Such a move challenges NI's long-standing defense of unborn children.
Section 9 of the NI Act represents an attempt to further weaken legal protections of unborn children, estimated to have saved 100,000 lives in NI, and is therefore unconscionable to all who believe that the right to life underpins all other rights. The UK is not legally bound to follow the recommendations of the CEDAW report, which are ideologically driven, and which were rejected by 79% of the respondents to the government's own public consultation. This must be stopped before lives are lost.
Timeline
| 9 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Dec 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
96
Status
Closed
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Opened
9 Jun 2020
Closed
9 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.