At midnight on 21 October 2019, in Northern Ireland, Sections 58 & 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 were repealed. This law had barred thousands upon thousands of women and pregnant people from accessing abortions at home and with dignity. Alliance for Choice NI put out a press release with quotes from some of the supporters of the gargantuan effort to make this a reality, which has lasted for several decades…
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