The DUP has claimed that the Northern Irish assembly - which has not functioned for two and a half years - could be"diminished" by a citizens' assembly.
From midnight on Monday, abortion was decriminalised in the north. Between now and March, women in Northern Ireland who need to access abortion will have their flights, accommodation and the cost of an abortion in Britain covered by the UK government. Any woman who accesses an abortion with pills bought online will be able to go to a hospital if she experiences complications, without worrying about being arrested.
"We therefore recommend the citizens' assembly process as a potentially instructive model for engaging the [Northern Irish] public in this important debate," the report said. At least three women and one man have faced prosecution in Northern Ireland for buying abortion pills since 2013. The BIPA report said any criminal case on abortion taken against women which was likely to have a negative effect on her health and well-being "would amount to an abrogation of their human rights." The report said that it would be the UK government's responsibility to protect those women's rights.
The report was discussed at a BIPA meeting on Monday. Paul Givan, the DUP MLA and member of BIPA, was not present. On Monday, DUP showed up to Stormont for the first time since its collapse in 2017 in opposition to the abortion reform.
ellenmcoyne as long they're all women
ellenmcoyne I thought you wanted the same as England?
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