NEWS: NI Secretary of State suggests abortion is a necessity during the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Brandon Lewis has suggested that the killing of unborn children during the Coronavirus Pandemic should be seen as a necessity as he backs women travelling to GB for abortions during the lockdown. The Secretary of State said that it was appropriate for women to travel to England to have abortions despite the Government-enforced lockdown.

Decisions about how to enforce extreme new abortion laws have not yet been made by Stormont officials. The Department of Health had intended that women continue to travel to England for abortions. However, restrictions on travel due to coronavirus have plunged the arrangement into difficulty.

Precious Life called for abortions to be suspended immediately and abortion centres shut down in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

“As the world unites under a shared understanding that all human life is precious, we are calling for abortions to be immediately stopped and for abortion clinics to be shut down. The taking of a human life – and what is an elective, not a necessary procedure – is never justifiable, whether that is during a crisis or not,” said Director Bernadette Smyth in a press statement.

Referring to abortion, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said travel is currently appropriate for ‘medical needs’ despite the overwhelming ethical and scientific evidence that abortion is not healthcare.

“Travel should only be for essential travel, one of those key points is a medical need or the need to provide medical care and support to other people. So if there is a medical need for someone to travel, that is something that is appropriate within the guidelines,” he told the BBC.

In a time of crisis, the emphasis should be on preserving lives. It’s worth asking why, when the world is engulfed by a pandemic, are politicians such as Brandon Lewis, so focused on endangering women’s health and depriving unborn children of life?

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Yours in Life,

The Precious Life Communications Team