Women demand access for safe and legal abortions in march on Belfast

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Abortion is illegal in Northern Ireland unless the mother's life is deemed to be in danger.

Hundreds of women have marched in Northern Ireland to demand access to safe and legal abortions.

Students accused Prime Minister Theresa May of breaching women’s rights, while placards and banners highlighted other key issues like domestic violence. The DUP, Northern Ireland’s biggest political party, holds strong Christian values supports restrictions on terminations and has previously suppressed any effort to change the law.The issue is deeply divisive in Northern Ireland and many women travel to the rest of the UK where the procedure is available on the NHS.

 

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