No plans for counter-protest by pro-choice campaigners

Tue, 16 Jan 2018

A campaign group supporting change to the Island's abortion laws says it doesn't plan to stage a counter protest during Abort67's nine-day visit to the Island.

The UK-based anti-abortion group has indicated it intends to protest outside Tynwald until next Wednesday, campaigning against proposals that would allow more women to undergo abortions on the Island.

The Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation insists members of Tynwald already have all the information about local opinion available, and that no member will be swayed by Abort67's presence.

Dr Alex Allinson's Abortion Reform Bill is expected to undergo its first reading in the House of Keys in the near future.