Editing Jim Dowson (section)

== Anti-abortion activism ==
Before entering politics, Dowson worked as a Calvinist minister, and was therefore intensely anti-abortion. He was also a member of the controversial Orange Order, and of a flute band accused of glorifying [[Ulster Defence Association]] member [[Michael Stone (Ulster loyalist)|Michael Stone]]. He later left the Orange Order after an argument with the leadership, claiming the group was "filled with boozers and atheists" and started his own anti-abortion group named the UK Life League in 1999. He soon came under fire after he was accused of doxxing when he began uploading the personal details of sexual health workers on the Internet. He also came under fire after calling for people to carry out a [[Denial of service attack]] against the Northern Ireland Health Secretary Paul Goggins in response to his suggestion that abortion laws in Northern Ireland should be relaxed. Dowson was also responsible for organising anti-abortion protests, and was revealed to have been convicted of breach of the peace, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.