Abortion campaigners launch new website

Friday, 3 March 2017 at 00:00

A group campaigning to change the Island's abortion laws has launched a new website to combat what it says are misconceptions about its aims.

The Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation set up the website calmiom.org after facing claims it wanted to copy legislation from the UK.

Ramsey MHK Dr Alex Allinson is currently preparing a private member's bill to bring before Tynwald in an attempt to update laws dating back to 1995.

Stephanie Kelsey from CALM says the website sets out exactly what the group hopes to achieve:

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