'Dark day' for Northern Ireland with hundreds of abortions after decriminalisation
There were over 650 abortions in the six months leading up to October after laws were relaxed by Westminster, according to the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland.
Abortion was decriminalised on 22 October 2019, but the regulations did not come into effect until 31 March.
David Smyth, head of the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland, said the first anniversary of decriminalisation was a "dark day" for the province.
"We grieve that since the end of March more than 600 women saw no better choice than abortion, and for the unborn lives lost," he said....