Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 13 May 2020 be approved. Then Baroness O'Loan moved, as an amendment to the motion, leave out from “that” to the end, and insert “this House declines to approve the Regulations because they (1) have been rejected by the Northern Ireland Assembly, (2) are legally flawed by being in breach of section 6 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, (3) do not prohibit abortion on the grounds of non-fatal disability, (4) perpetuate stereotypes towards persons with disabilities, including Down’s syndrome, and (5) do not prohibit abortion on the grounds of sex selection during the first twelve weeks of gestation, as is the case in Great Britain, and therefore perpetuate negative stereotypes and prejudices towards women.” After debate, the amendment was disagreed to (see division 3). Then the original motion was agreed to (see division 4).

Monday 15 June 2020 between 18:09 and 19:48

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