Abortion And Northern Ireland

EDM number 993 in 2008-09, proposed by Sammy Wilson on 05/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Medical ethics.

That this House supports devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; believes that it is right that locally-elected representatives should be able to debate and vote on matters that affect their respective countries; notes that the four major political parties in Northern Ireland oppose the extension of the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland; and calls on the Government to ensure that any decision to extend the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland is made by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.