NI Justice Minister to consult on weakening abortion law
Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister has said he will consult on weakening the Province’s abortion laws to allow unborn babies with fatal abnormalities to be aborted.
Unlike the rest of the UK, abortion is only legal in Northern Ireland to save the life of a mother.
Justice Minister David Ford told BBC Radio Ulster’s Nolan Show that he hopes to start a consultation on the “potential for change” by next Easter.