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5th June 2018
11:05am BST

"OAPA is over 150 years old. "It puts abortion in the same category as homicide, destroying or damaging a building with the use of gunpowder, child stealing, rape or defilement of women."
British prime minister Theresa May had previously stated that abortion law in Northern Ireland was an issue for the Stormont Assembly to deal with.
She recently met with MPs in support of changing the country's law, but has resisted any repeal of the law to come from the House of Commons.
Following this, a statement was released from Downing Street reading:
"We recognise there are strongly-held views on all sides of the debate in Northern Ireland and that's why our focus is on restoring that democratically accountable, devolved government."The emergency debate will take place later today.
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