wellway
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Jun 25, 2014 20:50:09 GMT
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Post by wellway on Oct 22, 2019 7:20:40 GMT
Unlike the rest of the uk , abortion and same sex marriage have been illegal in Northern Ireland. The government of Northern Ireland has not been in session for years because of a scandal nicknamed cash for ash. In July, the parliament in London passed legislation to make the changes. The DUP recalled the assembly to stop it taking effect. They failed because a new speaker had to elected with cross party agreement. First same sex marriages should happen in Feb next year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-50128860 |
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Post by gar on Oct 22, 2019 7:24:37 GMT
Not before time.
I heard one protester say that "We don't want abortion here" - what nonsense! She might not but there have been some very high profile cases of women in horrific situations who have been forced to come to the UK to have a termination. No one is forcing anyone to have one who doesn't want it.
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Oct 22, 2019 7:29:17 GMT
What makes me laugh is on one hand the DUP don't want Northern Ireland to be treated any differently to the uk (see all the Brexit talk) but are quite happy for the people of Northern Ireland to be treated differently. It's odd.
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Apr 19, 2024 3:57:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2019 9:57:14 GMT
What makes me laugh is on one hand the DUP don't want Northern Ireland to be treated any differently to the uk (see all the Brexit talk) but are quite happy for the people of Northern Ireland to be treated differently. It's odd. That is exactly what went through my mind too wellway. This legislation It's long over IMO. It's heartbreaking how many women just for medical reasons have to travel to the UK for terminations and add more stress to what they are already going through. I had hope that lessons would have been learnt years ago after the death of Savita Halappanava in the Republic of Ireland but it's still taken this long to get anything done. No one if forcing anyone to have an abortion and no one is forcing anyone into a same sex marriage and no one has the right to deny that right to anyone else IMO. |
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