Rejected petition Change abortion laws in Northern Ireland to the same as the U K

Westminster could easily overturn the abortion ban by passing legislation in the House of Commons. There is a particularly clear case for this as a High Court found in November that Northern Ireland’s abortion ban breaches international human rights law.

It needs to be updated for women's health.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 4 April 2016
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