New powers being taken by Northern Secretary Brandon Lewis would force the North into accepting Westminster’s extreme abortion legislation and further erode the Good Friday Agreement [GFA].

That’s according to Aontú Leader & Meath West TD, Peadar Tóibín.

“From the outset, the imposition of abortion on the North by Westminster has been undemocratic and in complete violation of the Good Friday Agreement. This imposition was facilitated by both Sinn Féin and the SDLP. Attempts to impose radical abortion law on the North have been met with fierce resistance from every corner of society,” he said.

“Now, in an effort to bypass Stormont, Irish self-determination, devolution and the GFA, the Northern Secretary is availing of new powers so he can force the Northern Health Department to expand abortion services. Many people have been shocked and disappointed by SF working hand in hand with Westminster in this circumvention of Irish democracy. They have binned 200 years of Republic ideals of Self-Determination in doing so.”