A Labour government would legalise abortion in Northern Ireland, according to a leaked draft of the party’s manifesto.
The document states that Labour would “continue to ensure a woman’s right to choose a safe, legal abortion - and we will legislate to extend that right to women in Northern Ireland.”
The 1967 Abortion Act, which legalised the practice in Britain, never applied to Northern Ireland, which only permits the practice when a woman’s life is at risk, or there is a permanent or serious risk to her mental or physical health.
