Northern Ireland abortion ban endangers women's lives, says UN

UN sharply critical of near-total ban, while Amnesty International says province is ‘global embarrassment’ in terms of rights of women and girls

The United Nations has denounced Northern Ireland’s ban on most abortions.

In a critical report on the province’s abortion policy released on Friday, the UN’s human rights committee said the severe restrictions on terminations were putting Northern Irish women’s lives at risk.

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