Isle of Man Legislative Council Approves Abortion Reform Bill
26 June 2018
The Abortion Reform Bill has been approved fully by the Legislative Council. This morning, Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) dealt with all of its clauses – including 71 proposed amendments – and then suspended rules so that they could take the third and final reading at the same sitting. At that point, the historic vote to approve wide-reaching change was 8-1 in favour, with only Bishop Peter Eagles voting against. The bill will still need to go back to the House of Keys for final approval, however, which will be in the autumn on account of the upcoming summer recess.