CALM 'delighted' with abortion reform victory

Friday, 27 January 2017 00:00

Campaigners who want to change the Island's abortion laws say they're delighted a set of proposals will now be considered by parliament.

Earlier this week the House of Keys voted to give Ramsey MHK Alex Allinson permission to bring a Private Member's Bill on the topic forward.

The aim is to update laws which currently mean women have to go off-Island for terminations.

Samantha Heard is from CALM - the Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation - she says there's still some work to do but the first hurdle has been cleared:

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