An amendment against the law by Baroness Nuala O’Loan garnered the support of 112 peers.

This was a sizeable increase from the 37 who opposed the legislation in July of last year.

Baroness O’Loan noted the extreme abortion regime has been rejected by the people of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In addition, her amendment brings attention to how the extreme abortion regime discriminates against those with a disability and allows sex-selective abortion in the first 12 weeks of gestation.

She also highlighted that over 18,000 people from the province have signed an open letter urging Westminster to let Northern Ireland decide its own abortion laws.

Pleading with her fellow peers, in her closing remarks, Baroness O’Loan said: “listen to the people of Northern Ireland, listen to our Assembly, do not approve these regulations.”

Among the many peers who supported her, Lord John Taylor of Warwick addressed the House and said that life is a civil right while abortion is a moral wrong.