Legal but not local: Barriers to accessing abortion services in Northern Ireland
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The rights and choices of women, girls, and people who can become pregnant must be respected and protected - not only in law, but in practice. Delays to services are unacceptable and cause harm every day.
A person seeking abortion may face barriers at every step. Our new report Legal but not local: Barriers to accessing abortion services in Northern Ireland, lays bare the failures and wide-ranging obstacles facing access to this essential healthcare.
This report exposes the barriers to accessing abortion services in Northern Ireland, showing how delays and systemic failures cause harm, and sets out the background, challenges and recommendations needed to ensure access to this essential healthcare in practice, not just in law.
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