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There is a near-total ban on abortion in Northern Ireland, even in cases of rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormality. Women face life imprisonment for a health service freely provided on the NHS everywhere else in the UK.

This Victorian-era law dates from a time before the invention of the lightbulb. It must be brought into the 21st century – urgently, before more women are criminalised, forced to travel or left to suffer alone. Abortion is a matter for women and their doctors, not judges.

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Supreme court only hope for Kenneth

Kenneth Fults is an African-American man facing execution today in Georgia, USA. His trial was heavily flawed by racial bias and legal inadequacies – the odds have been stacked against him at every level. Tens of thousands of you took action to save his live, but his appeal was denied. Now his only hope is the Supreme Court.

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Thanks to all who took action to save Kenneth Fults. Supreme Court now his only hope. We watch, we wait https://t.co/m1sSybJ1rI 2 hours
RT @amnesty: America’s place in the executioners’ club. #DeathPenalty @nytimes https://t.co/qz6nZQ84uL https://t.co/lrFdVVUkcU 7 hours
Looks like clemency denied for Kenneth Fults despite racist jury. Only hope now is the Supreme Court: https://t.co/nGYPm36Osm 14 hours
We have just hours left to stop Georgia executing Kenneth Fults tomorrow. Add your voice now https://t.co/IcLPy2zo30 https://t.co/VnFAbo9eRj 1 day

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