• UK government to offer free abortions to Northern Irish women after Commons rebellion
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[url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/rebel-tories-could-back-northern-ireland-abortion-amendment[/url] [quote]Justine Greening is to announce a major concession to give Northern Irish women access to terminations on the NHS in Great Britain, in an attempt to head off a damaging Tory rebellion at a vote on the Queen’s speech. Dozens of Conservative MPs are understood to have expressed to Tory whips their support for an amendment by the Labour MP Stella Creasy which says that Northern Irish women would be able to have access to NHS funded abortions in Great Britain. It is due to be voted on this afternoon. Philip Hammond told the Commons that the government will fund abortions for women coming to have them in England from Northern Ireland. The details of that funding – and whether it will be distributed via the NHS or a third party abortion provide – are not yet clear. Women from Northern Ireland are charged around £900 for terminations if they travel to have the procedure in mainland Britain, a policy upheld by a supreme court case earlier this month. Northern Ireland has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe and it is almost impossible for a women to have an abortion legally there.[/quote]
Miniture flags for others.
Alas, her ivory tower cracks. Oh so satisfying.
Get in Labour. This is effective opposition. They are having to consistently back-track and U-turn just to stay afloat.
[QUOTE=Bob The Knob;52414084][url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/rebel-tories-could-back-northern-ireland-abortion-amendment[/url][/QUOTE] Still an absolute joke that they need to travel to England to get them in the first place. They still need to pay for flights and accommodation.
[QUOTE=Duskin;52416223]Still an absolute joke that they need to travel to England to get them in the first place. They still need to pay for flights and accommodation.[/QUOTE] Baby steps
[QUOTE=Mr Kotov;52416247]Baby steps[/QUOTE] May want to reconsider your choice of words there :v:
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