The first abortion center on the island of Ireland opened yesterday (October 18, 2012) in Belfast -- sparking protests by conservatives from both the Catholic and Protestant sides of Northern Ireland -- according to the World Magazine website.
More than 200 pro-life advocates gathered outside the Marie Stopes facility hours ahead of its opening, waving placards reading "Keep Ireland abortion free."
The facility will offer the abortion pill to women who are less than nine weeks pregnant -- but only if doctors determine they are at risk of death or long-term health damage from their pregnancy. That is the law in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, where abortion is otherwise illegal.
Northern Ireland Attorney General John Larkin said he would ensure that the abortion center obeyed the law, and he would order that it be closed if evidence emerged of "serious criminal conduct" there.
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