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A pro-life group\u2019s legal challenge to the UK government\u2019s imposition of abortion on Northern Ireland will be allowed to proceed before the High Court.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s High Court has granted permission to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) to conduct a legal review of the UK government\u2019s controversial forced legalization of abortion in Northern Ireland. As Live Action News previously\u00a0<\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>, in 2019, the UK government exploited a <\/span>power-sharing crisis<\/span><\/a> in Northern Ireland to externally impose the legalization of abortion, an issue normally left to the country\u2019s local government to decide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But SPUC argues that the UK government acted without authority in violation of a 1998 agreement known as \u201cdevolution.\u201d According to a government <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>, the policy of devolution means that \u201cthe United Kingdom government has transferred a wide range of powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly,\u201d so that \u201clocal politicians, instead of MPs in Westminster, make key decisions on how Northern Ireland is governed.\u201d The UK government remains responsible for certain powers not devolved to include \u201cforeign affairs, defence, social security, macro-economic management and trade.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On June 2, 2021, Mr. Justice Colton ruled that the SPUC\u2019s argument could proceed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Health officials project nearly 500% increase in abortions in Northern Ireland<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not only a threat to unborn children, but it is a threat to the devolution settlement,\u201d SPUC\u2019s Northern Ireland Political Officer Liam Gibson said in response to the ruling, according to <\/span>The Christian Institute<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s not supposed to be direct rule from Westminster when it suits Westminster. This is a devolved matter and it makes what the Secretary of State is trying to do invalid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Abortion activists have claimed that the UK\u2019s international commitments, specifically the UK\u2019s ratification of UN recommendations on abortion for Northern Ireland, make the implementation of abortion legal. According to the Christian Institute, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission said that it is considering intervening against SPUC\u2019s legal challenge. Additionally, the commission has also launched legal action against the Northern Ireland government alleging that it has <\/span>not done enough<\/em> to expand access to abortion<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat this means is, if any part of the UK causes human rights abuses, like NI has been found to with abortion, a devolution arrangement of governance does not absolve that part of the UK from upholding those rights,\u201d Alliance for Choice spokeswoman Emma Campbell said, according to <\/span>News Letter<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

SPUC will be delivering arguments before the High Court at the end of June, after which Colton is expected to deliver judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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