APPG SRH Meeting on Abortion Commissioning in Northern Ireland, 14 December 2020

18 November 2020

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK (APPG SRH) will hold an event entitled “A way forward: Commissioning abortion services in Northern Ireland” on Monday 14 December 2020. The event will run from 15.00–16.30.

The event will discuss the experiences of the women affected by the current impasse in the commissioning process, the impact on abortion care settings and the human rights implications of the decision not to commission services. As well as providing a space for discussion and information sharing, the hope is that the event will contribute to the ongoing political pressure on Robin Swann, Brandon Lewis et al. to resolve the situation.

The speakers will be:

  • Les Allamby, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
  • Dr Goretti Horgan, Researcher and expert on women’s experiences of abortion
  • Ruairi Rowan, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Informing Choices NI
  • Dr Carolyn Bailie, Consultant Obstetrician and Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Register to attend at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sxBrFpUcQtOZTktL_A2xeg

The meeting organisers would appreciate details of this event being shared with appropriate networks and via social media.

Alice Chilcott
External Affairs and SRH APPG Officer
FSRH, 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
+44 (0)20 3794 5310
achilcott@fsrh.org  www.fsrh.org   @appgsrh

Note: The All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK (APPG SRH) is a cross-party group of MPs and Peers seeking to raise awareness in Parliament of the needs of women seeking abortion and the importance of improving the sexual and reproductive health of people in the UK. The Group brings together Parliamentarians, experts and campaigners to examine issues within sexual and reproductive healthcare in the UK, and to explore options to improve healthcare through policy and legislative change. The Group is chaired by Baroness Barker and Diana Johnson MP.