Northern Ireland: anti-abortion group wants stiffer sentence for woman who took abortion drugs

[muriel_volestrangler]

A reminder that, whatever the right wing might claim about "not wanting to punish the woman", that's exactly what they will try to do, the moment they can.

Abortion: Precious Life calls for appeal in case of woman who took drugs to end pregnancy

An anti-abortion group has said it has called for the case of a woman given a suspended prison sentence after buying drugs online to terminate pregnancy to be brought to the appeals court.

Precious Life described the sentence as "very lenient".

On Monday, Belfast Crown Court heard the 21-year old woman could not afford to travel to England for a termination.
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Unlike the rest of the UK, abortion is only permitted in Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious risk to her mental or physical health.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35969816

She was turned in to the police by her housemates. With friends like that ...

[shenmue]

1. Unbelievable

[gratuitous]

2. Actually very believable

These are zealots who really can't stand women or the notion of a woman's autonomy. It offends them very deeply, and they will do as much as they can to put a stop to it.

[moonbabygo]

3. were her housemates

men or women?

[gratuitous]

4. The story doesn't say

It just mentions that the woman's housemates found the fetus (estimated to be 10-12 weeks gestation) in the bathroom rubbish. There may be reporting requirements, I don't know anything about Northern Ireland's laws in that regard. My zealot comment was about the good people at Precious Life who don't think the punishment meted out is sufficient.

[IcyPeas]

5. I can't believe we're still protesting this shit.