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October 22, 2019

Northern Ireland Decriminalizes Abortion & Legalizes Marriage Equality
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Northern Ireland has decriminalized abortion and legalized same-sex
marriage. The changes came after Northern Ireland's regional government
collapsed in 2017, giving British lawmakers the opportunity to mandate
the changes in an amendment to a bill passed in July. On Monday,
lawmakers in Northern Ireland met for the first time in nearly three
years but were unable to stop the changes from taking effect at
midnight.


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