Abortion set to be decriminalised in Northern Ireland after historic Lords vote

The House of Lords has voted overwhelmingly to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive.1

In an historic vote last night, the house backed last week’s decision by MPs that abortion in Northern Ireland should be decriminalised unless Stormont returns by October.

Peers voted 182 to 37 to pass the changes in a free vote.

Both the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and …