The government’s amendment to update its “Relationships and Sexuality Education Regulations” for Northern Ireland is receiving intense backlash from grassroots campaigns and vocal Northern Irish MPs.
Section 9 of the Northern Ireland Act of 2019 granted the power for the British government to impose changes with regard to abortion laws, sparking strong opposition during the legislative process. Despite this, the Tory government proceeded to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland without restrictions up to 12 weeks and in other circumstances up to birth.
