Fiona Bloomer

Fiona Bloomer is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, at Ulster University. She has written extensively on abortion policy, including co-author of the book Reimagining Global Abortion Politics.  She is co-editor of the forthcoming, two volume publication, Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland, published by Bloomsbury Publishing.

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New Abortion Legislation in Northern Ireland

New Abortion Legislation in Northern Ireland

Abortion became decriminalised in Northern Ireland on 21st October 2019, with regulations setting out abortion access becoming effective on 31st March 2020. These regulations allow for abortion on request up until 12 weeks, with ...
Abortion In Northern Ireland – We Have Decriminilisation What Comes Next?

Abortion In Northern Ireland – We Have Decriminilisation What Comes Next?

After decades of campaigning, parliamentary debates, court cases, national and international inquiries abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in October 2019 by the UK government.  In doing so it became one of the few ...