http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html en-gb 30 Sat 26 Dec 2009 12:00:05 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=17#comment6 Human Rights and Northern Ireland remain strangers.When will the cilil wr be forgotten and NI take its place as just a part of The UK.Jeff Wed 22 Oct 2008 03:00:05 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=14#comment5 Either we have an Assembly that makes laws or we don't. I feel that the Assembly should make the decision as it should be our elected representatives who should be answerable to the electorate on this.Always an emotive subject. I personally don't agree with extending the Act, not for any political or religious reason -- I just think it is wrong and I also think a man has the right to speak out on this. I am a father and feel I have just the same rights with my kids as my wife has. Mon 20 Oct 2008 14:04:57 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=11#comment4 As much as I want to see the act extended to Northern Ireland I don't believe it will. Looking at the petitions both for and against the bill on the No 10 website show 4 times as many people have signed the No petition than the yes. I of course also wonder how many of those names are men........It seems that this is such an emotive issue that all the "christian right" get involved and the moderates who are for change seem to get drowned out.The liberals need to mobilise as well if the bill is ever to be extended to Northern Ireland. Mon 20 Oct 2008 09:53:41 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=8#comment3 Surely people should be given the right to decide. After all it will only cost £40 or so to fly to England to get it done. The DUP seem to be panicking because it was possibly against their deal over 42 days. Did nobody tell them 42 days is dead? The Government have dropped it. Sun 19 Oct 2008 19:22:06 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=5#comment2 JEFFREY SHOULD GELD OFF!Jeffrey Donaldson, along with those other MLAs, who claim that the issue to extend the 1967 Abortion Act to cover Northern Ireland is a matter for Stormont to decide, is clearly wrong.If Parliament were to vote against the amendment put forward by Diane Abbott and others, then in effect it would be indicating that it was against the 1967 Act and logic would dictate MPs should therefore repeal the Act.Diane Abbott’s amendment must be supported in order to provide women residing in Northern Ireland the same protection under the law as those women who reside in Great Britain.Why do 106 MLAs wish to deny women residing in Northern Ireland equal treatment of freedom of choice under circumstances of matters which are for their personal well-being?Why do those male MLAs wish to involve themselves in the intimate concerns which are purely female?If women were to campaign against vivisection, then they would be told to mind their own business!Why not go the whole hog gentlemen?Pandora Sun 19 Oct 2008 15:43:06 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=2#comment1 Is this the one the Dup boys were looking for a deal on when they supported the Government on the 42 day Terrorism Bill issue!!! Sat 18 Oct 2008 21:57:13 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2008/10/abortion_filibuster.html?page=0#comment0 This post has been Removed Sat 18 Oct 2008 16:07:12 GMT+1