Motion

Abortion Legislation: Non-Fatal Disabilities

Motion TitleAbortion Legislation: Non-Fatal Disabilities

Motion TextThat this Assembly welcomes the important intervention of disability campaigner Heidi Crowter and rejects the imposition of abortion legislation which extends to all non-fatal disabilities, including Down's syndrome.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office26/05/2020

Date Selected By Committee26/05/2020

Date of Plenary Debate02/06/2020

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Paul Givan	MLA - Lagan Valley
Ms Joanne Bunting	MLA - East Belfast
Miss Michelle McIlveen	MLA - Strangford
Mrs Pam Cameron	MLA - South Antrim
Mr Jonathan Buckley	MLA - Upper Bann

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Outcome/Voting

86 Members voted

46 Members voted AYE

40 Members voted NO

1 Members voted in both lobbies and are not included in these results

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	AYE
Ms Martina Anderson	Nationalist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	NO
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	NO
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	NO
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	AYE
Mr John Blair	Other	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	AYE
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	NO
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Unionist	AYE
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	AYE
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	NO
Mr Pat Catney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	NO
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Diane Dodds	Unionist	AYE
Miss Jemma Dolan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Nationalist	NO
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Arlene Foster	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	AYE
Mr Colm Gildernew	Nationalist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	AYE
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Harry Harvey	Unionist	AYE
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	AYE
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	AYE
Ms Cara Hunter	Nationalist	ABSTAINED
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	AYE
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	NO
Ms Catherine Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Ms Liz Kimmins	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	NO
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	NO
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	AYE
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	NO
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	Nationalist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	AYE
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	Nationalist	NO
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andrew Muir	Other	NO
Ms Karen Mullan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	AYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	NO
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mr Matthew O'Toole	Nationalist	NO
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	AYE
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	AYE
Ms Emma Rogan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Emma Sheerin	Nationalist	NO
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	AYE
Mr John Stewart	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	AYE
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	AYE
Miss Rachel Woods	Other	NO

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	29/05/2020	Leave out all after ‘rejects’ and insert: ‘the specific legislative provision in the abortion legislation which goes beyond fatal foetal abnormalities to include non-fatal disabilities, including Down's syndrome.’

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