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Northern Ireland abortion law change: Two opposing views
33 minutes Posted Oct 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm.
GMT on 21 October.
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In Northern Ireland, the laws on abortion and same-sex marriage are due to change at midnight on 21st October.Abortion will be decriminalised while, under the same act, same-sex marriage will become legal. To find out what the impact of legalising abortion will be, Emma Barnett talks to pro-choice campaigner Ashleigh Topley, who was not able to have a termination despite her baby having a fatal foetal abnormality, and Naomi Marsden from charity CARE who is anti-abortion.All information correct as of