MPs vote in favour of extending abortion and same-sex marriage freedoms to Northern Ireland

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It doesn't mean abortion and same-sex marriage will automatically be legal, though. Here's why:

Abortion is all-but illegal, and same-sex couples are not allowed to marry as it stands in Northern Ireland.People in Northern Ireland may soon have fair access to abortion and same-sex marriage, after MPs voted in Westminster yesterdayIn two groundbreaking votes which took place within 15 minutes of one another, MPs voted to bring the region in line with the rest of the UK when it comes to abortion and same-sex marriage.

 

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