Contents
2 Development of law and policy on abortion in Northern Ireland
What we know about the current situation
Women and girls accessing abortion in public hospitals in Northern Ireland
Women and girls travelling to access abortion provision
UK Government funding for women and girls to access abortion in England
Women and girls in Northern Ireland purchasing abortion pills online
3 Public and political opinion and religious beliefs
Petitions supporting the existing law on abortion
Northern Ireland Assembly decisions
Political parties in Northern Ireland
4 Devolution in Northern Ireland
5 Responsibility under international human rights obligations
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
European Convention on Human Rights
Remedying the breach of human rights in cases of rape or incest
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
6 Information for healthcare professionals and women and girls
Guidance for health and social care professionals on termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland
Draft guidance published for consultation in 2013
Finalised guidance published in 2016
Doctors’ duty of care to their patients
Doctors’ duty of confidentiality to their patients
Information provided to women and girls by healthcare professionals
Information about UK Government funding for women and girls to access free abortion in England
Information for parents about the remains of a foetus or unborn child
7 Marginalised women and girls
The Working Group on Fatal Fetal Abnormality
9 Postcode lottery of provision
Inconsistency in the provision of services
10 Our conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Published: 25 April 2019