Abortion: MPs asked not to impose their will on Northern Ireland

House of Commons holds debate on proposal to repeal sections of 1861 law governing issue

Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley has told MPs at Westminster that they should not impose their will on Northern Ireland by legislating for abortion there but promised Conservatives a free vote on any move to do so.  Photograph:  Jack Taylor/Getty Images.

Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley has told MPs at Westminster that they should not impose their will on Northern Ireland by legislating for abortion there but promised Conservatives a free vote on any move to do so. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images.

Karen Bradley has told MPs at Westminster that they should not impose their will on Northern Ireland by legislating for abortion there but promised Conservatives a free vote on any move to do so.

The Northern Ireland secretary was speaking during a three-hour debate on a proposal to repeal two sections of the 1861 Offences against the Person Act (OAPA) which criminalise abortion.

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