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Pro-life activists have reacted by highlighting that there is no evidence that pro-life vigils near abortion facilities in Ireland are dangerous or unlawful.
Right to Life UK said the bill effectively criminalizes offers of assistance and prayer within 150 meters, about 492 feet, of abortion facilities and hospitals.
According to the Department of Health, 1,556 abortions have taken place in Northern Ireland since March 2020, when the law changed.
Doctors, registered nurses, and registered midwives will be allowed to perform abortions.
U.K. peer wants to stop abortion from being forced upon her people: ‘The feeling in Northern Ireland is very strong: Abortion is wrong.’
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