Abortion campaigners: use evidence, not religion

Monday, 26 June 2017 08:29

Campaigners trying to change the Island's abortion laws say religious beliefs shouldn't be allowed to set Island healthcare policy.

Last weekend, a group of Island churchgoers held a demonstration in Regent Street in Douglas against abortion.

It's after Ramsey MHK Dr Alex Allinson won permission to introduce a private member's bill to provide the service on-Island to women who can't afford to travel to the UK.

Stephanie Kelsey from the Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation says any new law should be based on evidence - not religion:

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