{"id":9828,"date":"2019-11-05T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9828"},"modified":"2019-12-28T19:17:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T03:17:29","slug":"uk-government-opens-consultation-on-proposed-n-ireland-abortion-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9828","title":{"rendered":"UK government opens consultation on proposed N Ireland abortion law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"author\">Catholic News Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n        London, England, Nov 5, 2019 \/ 07:01 pm (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\">CNA<\/a>).- The British government launched Monday a public consultation on a proposed framework for the legal provision of abortion in Northern Ireland. It proposes that elective abortions be available up to 12 or 14 weeks gestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         \u201cWith a legal duty now placed on the Government to change the abortion law in Northern Ireland, this consultation focuses on what new regulatory framework must be put in place for lawful access to abortion services in Northern Ireland,\u201d Julian Smith, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, wrote in a foreword to <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/844394\/Government_consultation_-__A_new_legal_framework_for_abortion_services_in_Northern_Ireland__November_2019_.pdf\">the consultation begun Nov. 4<\/a>. . .[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/uk-government-opens-consultation-on-proposed-n-ireland-abortion-law-85314\">Full  text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic News Agency London, England, Nov 5, 2019 \/ 07:01 pm (CNA).- The British government launched Monday a public consultation on a proposed framework for the legal provision of abortion in Northern Ireland. It proposes that elective abortions be available up to 12 or 14 weeks gestation. \u201cWith a legal duty now placed on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9828\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;UK government opens consultation on proposed N Ireland abortion law&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,9,3749,757],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-9828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-news","category-northern-ireland","category-united-kingdom"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>UK government opens consultation on proposed N Ireland abortion law - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9828\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK government opens consultation on proposed N Ireland abortion law - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Catholic News Agency London, England, Nov 5, 2019 \/ 07:01 pm (CNA).- The British government launched Monday a public consultation on a proposed framework for the legal provision of abortion in Northern Ireland. 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