SDLP says no to abortion, including in cases of rape #BBCNolan

Feb 02, 2015, 01:17 PM

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The SDLP has vowed to oppose any changes in NI abortion law. That's the pledge from party leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell. Justice Minister David Ford is proposing a law change to allow abortions in cases of lethal fetal abnormality. But Alasdair McDonnell says his party will vote against this. He was speaking to Mark Devenport on Radio Ulster's Inside Politics. This would put him at odds with senior SDLP politician Alex Attwood who set out his position at a public meeting at the end of 2013. We've been trying to contact Alex Attwood, but he hasn't responded to our calls. Stephen gets the views of SDLP MLA Alban Maginness, commentator Malachi O'Doherty and we take your calls