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What the legalisation of same sex marriage and abortion means for Northern Ireland

Campaigners attend a rally in Belfast to show their support for marriage equality. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday June 13, 2015. Thousands of people walked through Belfast today in a rally for gay marriage rights. Following the Yes vote in last month's Irish referendum, Northern Ireland is now set to be the only part of the UK or Ireland where civil marriage is denied to gay couples, campaigners said. Actress Nuala McKeever is expected to address protesters. Unionists earlier this year rejected a proposal from Stormont Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to hold a referendum on the issue similar to the Republic. The Northern Ireland Assembly has rejected a proposal calling for the introduction of gay marriage, after debating the issue for a fourth time. Sinn Fein said equality rights for same-sex couples must be shared by citizens in the north and it will continue to campaign for the reform. See PA story ULSTER Marriage. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

As the clock struck midnight on 21 October, thousands of campaigners throughout Northern Ireland and further afield celebrated as their efforts were finally met with success. After a decades long fight by activists, legislation has come into effect that will decriminalise abortion and legalise same-sex marriage throughout Northern Ireland (NI).  Before now, NI was the […]

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Scottish National Party en route to legalising medicinal cannabis in Scotland

At the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference, SNP members have voted that cannabis, a class B drug, should be made available as a medical treatment on the NHS. Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for power over drug policies to be devolved to Holyrood. This could allow cannabis to be used in treatment of medical conditions such […]