Abortion law in Northern Ireland inquiry
Inquiry by the Women and Equalities Committee, 12 September 2018 to 12 September 2018. Its page on the Parliament website.
Reports and responses
- 8th Report - Abortion law in Northern Ireland (25 April 2019)
- 10th Special Report - Abortion law in Northern Ireland: Government response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2017–19 (2 August 2019)
Evidence sessions
- 24 January 2019: Witness A; Witness B; and Witness C.
- 24 January 2019: Witness A, Witness B, Witness C, and Witness D.
- 24 January 2019: Dawn McAvoy, Co-founder, Both Lives Matter, Sarah Haire, Stanton Healthcare, Marion Woods, Life NI
- 24 January 2019: Dr Goretti Horgan, Deputy Director, ARK, Dr Fiona Bloomer, Reproductive Health Law and Policy Advisory Group, Emma Campbell, Co-chair, Alliance for Choice, Grainne Teggart, Campaign Manager for Northern Ireland, Amnesty International UK
- 25 January 2019: Amanda Patterson, Head of Criminal Policy Branch, Department of Justice Northern Ireland, Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer and Alasdair McInnes, Family and Children's Policy Directorate, Northern Ireland Department of Health; Dawn Purvis, former CEO, Marie Stopes Belfast, Karen Murray, Director for Northern Ireland, Royal College of Midwives, and Christian Medical Fellowship (at 3.00pm).
- 12 February 2019: Professor Dr Colin Melville, Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards, and Sharon Burton, Head of Policy, Standards and Ethics, General Medical Council.
- 27 February 2019: Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, Roger Kiska, Christian Legal Centre, Les Allamby, Chief Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights CommissionRt Hon Karen Bradley MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister for Women and Equalities, Maura McCallion, Division Head, Office for the Attorney General for Northern Ireland