Maternity Services: Northern Ireland

(asked on 17th July 2017) - View Source

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to offer support to Northern Irish women to carry their children through to term in the light of the support it is extending to women in Northern Ireland seeking support to have an abortion on the NHS in England.


Answered by
Anne Milton Portrait
Anne Milton
This question was answered on 27th July 2017

Healthcare is devolved to Northern Ireland so this is a matter for the Northern Ireland (NI) Government. The recent decision to fund abortions in England for women usually resident in NI does not affect this position.

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