High Court rules against Northern Ireland's abortion law

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

LONDON (AP) — A Belfast High Court ruling is expected to ease Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws to make it easier for women to terminate pregnancies in some cases.

Judge Mark Horner said Monday that certain abortion prohibitions violate the rights of women. He said this applies in cases where a fetus has fatal abnormalities or when a woman became pregnant as a result of sexual crimes.

Abortions are illegal in Northern Ireland except in extreme cases when a woman's life is deemed at risk from her pregnancy.

The legal challenge had been brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, which wants women to be able to terminate pregnancies involving rape, incest, and grave fetal abnormalities.


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[another_liberal]

1. If it can happen in Ireland . . .

Maybe it can also happen in Texas and Alabama?

[davidpdx]

2. I doubt it, especially Texas

I'm waiting for the day that they pass legislation that makes having an abortion a death penalty case. Really they aren't too far from that now.

[mountain grammy]

3. So would the pro lifers execute the woman or the doctor or both?

I think that's the one thing their pea brains can't choose. you know, being anti choice and all.

[davidpdx]

5. I think they could find a twisted way to justify it

We are talking about right wing wackjobs after all.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Both! Maybe anyone else who knew about it and didn't inform on them. n/t

[homegirl]

4. Protestant

Northern Ireland! That is a shocker, I think that would have happened decades ago. But, clearly they still have along way to go.