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South Down - Womens' Rights

The Health Minister should commission services to allow for free, safe & legal abortions.
There should be Protest Buffer Zones for at least 1 mile outside abortion services buildings
Gender quotas for elections should be in place
The need to stop female genital mutilation should be highlighted
Free sanitary products should be available in public & council owned buildings
A Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy should be implemented in Northern Ireland
The NI Assembly should pass the Justice (Sexual Offences & Human Trafficking) Bill
The 'Rough Sex' defence should be abolished and threats to publish 'Revenge Porn' should be criminalised
Non-Fatal Strangulation legislation should be introduced
The Protection from Stalking Bill should be passed
Comments
  • Protest Buffer Zones - Clare Bailey’s Safe Access Zones Bill establishes 150m zones. The 'Rough Sex' defence should be abolished and threats to publish 'Revenge Porn' should be criminalised, Justice (Sexual Offences & Human Trafficking) Bill, Protection from Stalking Bill, Non-Fatal Strangulation legislation - these have passed, with the support of Green MLAs
  • There should be a much better representation of women in politics, but quotas are not sufficient in achieving this. The poor representation of women, as well as trans and non-binary people in politics here, is a result of a system historically upheld by parties that have for decades either sidelined or downright oppressed women and LGBTQ+ people. We should focus more to support, empower and embolden women and our society as a whole, to be liberated from misogyny and hatred, rather than hoping this much needed liberation would be simply be achieved through a quota.