Same-sex marriage and abortion to become legal in Northern Ireland for first time

[Soph0571]

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE and abortion are set to become legal in Northern Ireland for the first time.

The changes are the result of amendments to a routine Commons Bill on the governance of Northern Ireland tabled by Labour Party backbenchers Conor McGinn and Stella Creasy.

McGinn put forward a proposal calling for Westminster to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland with Creasy then proposing the decriminalisation of abortion.

Both amendments were passed through parliament with significant majorities in what was described as a “watershed moment” for social justice campaigners.

The changes meant same-sex marriage and abortion would become legal unless the Northern Ireland Assembly had been restored by midnight on 21 October, tonight.

It brings Northern Ireland in line with Ireland and the rest of the UK, where both abortion and gay marriage are already legal.

[link:https://www.irishpost.com/news/same-sex-marriage-and-abortion-to-become-legal-in-northern-ireland-172763|]

The DUP are having a temper tantrum about this is Stormount today, but there is no way they can get the executive sitting today so they can veto this. As with Brexit they have over played their hand and my wee country gets to come into the 21st Century. Hurrah.

[LeftishBrit]

1. I definitely disagree with the mantra than No Deal is better than a Bad Deal..

but just sometimes it seems that No Government is better than a Bad Government!

[Soph0571]

2. Yeppers

I am from NI - and watching the heads explode on this is glorious