Women appear to take abortion pills outside Northern Ireland courts

Andy Davies-31 May 2018Home Affairs Correspondent

There were chaotic scenes in Belfast as campaigners defied strict anti-abortion laws by taking what they said were abortion pills outside Northern Ireland’s main court buildings.

The recent vote in Ireland to change the constitution to allow abortions, has increased pressure for change in Northern Ireland, where women are unable to have a termination locally other than in exceptional cases.