Abortion order given to Northern Ireland

Updated July 22 2021 - 10:50pm, first published 10:48pm
Former Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster opposed expanding access to abortion.
Former Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster opposed expanding access to abortion.

The British government has directed authorities in Northern Ireland to make abortion services available there by the end of March 2022, bypassing objections from some socially conservative politicians in the British-run province.

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