Evangelicals tell Northern Ireland leaders to stop the blame game
The lengthy suspension of Stormont came under particular criticism last year when the Westminster Government passed the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill that included sweeping changes to the province's marriage and abortion laws.
Northern Ireland had the most conservative abortion provisions in the UK, permitting terminations only if the mother's life was in danger or there was a serious risk to her physical or mental health.
That changed on October 22, when the provisions of the Bill permitting abortion up to the point of viability came into effect.
The Bill had specified that the changes would come into force only if Stormont failed to reconvene by October 21 last year....