The Northern Ireland Assembly has pushed the Communities Minister to bring forward a “ban on conversion practices”.

Stormont’s Justice Minister has announced she is abandoning plans for a stand-alone hate crime Bill, but says she intends to incorporate aspects of it into other legislation.

Support for assisted suicide in Scotland is in decline, an analysis of polls has revealed.

A couple who have a daughter with Down’s syndrome have called for a change in the law on disability-selective abortions.