Wed Jun 22, 2022 – 7:16 am EDT
(Right To Life UK) – The Northern Ireland Secretary, Brandon Lewis, has indicated that he now wants to impose ‘DIY’ abortion services on Northern Ireland, as he is set to take over the commissioning of abortion in the region.
The original abortion framework that was imposed on Northern Ireland went far beyond current abortion legislation in Great Britain, but did not impose “DIY” home abortion services on the region.
However, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis MP, is set to commission abortion throughout the region and has now announced that he wants to introduce ‘DIY’ home abortions to Northern Ireland.
Appearing before a Westminster committee last week to debate a recent law change that has permitted him to directly commission abortion in Northern Ireland, Lewis said:
I’m aware that the current regulations do not directly allow for telemedicine, but I am going to assess this issue and I am minded to take action to support women in Northern Ireland having the same access as women across the United Kingdom.
“I do not expect the Minister for Health and the Department of Health to take this forward,” he
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