Thank you for contacting me about the Northern Ireland Abortion Regulations 2021.
Abortion is a devolved issue and I have always believed that it should be for the people of Northern Ireland to decide. However, as the Northern Ireland Executive was not restored by the 21st October 2019, it remained the UK Government’s legal obligation under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 to bring forward the framework to provide lawful access to abortion services in Northern Ireland by the 31st March 2020.
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