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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorthern Ireland’s Human Right Commission To Review Abortion Ban
Northern Irelands Human Right Commission To Review Abortion Ban
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) in Northern Ireland won its call for a judicial review on the regions restrictive abortion law.
The High Court in Belfast ruled that the HRC could seek a review of current law. Abortion in Northern Ireland is currently illegal in all cases except when a pregnant persons life is at risk or when there is the risk of permanent or serious damage to the pregnant persons mental or physical health.
The HRC is asking for a change in the law to allow for abortions in the case of incest, rape, or serious malformation of the fetus. Given the vulnerability of women and girls in these situations, the HRC said, the commission considers it appropriate to use its powers and bring this legal challenge in its own name.
Northern Irelands abortion law differs from the rest of the United Kingdom due to the fact that the 1967 Abortion Act was never extended to Northern Ireland. An attempt to extend the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland was shut down in 2000 when the majority of the Northern Ireland Assembly voted against it.
http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2015/02/03/northern-ireland-to-review-restrictive-abortion-law/
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Northern Ireland’s Human Right Commission To Review Abortion Ban (Original Post)
niyad
Feb 2015
OP
How long will the Catholic Church's centuries-long Reign of Terror be allowed to continue?
Arugula Latte
Feb 2015
#2
It's not just the Catholic church; the protestant churches in Northern Ireland opposed abortion
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2015
#4
shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. About time
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)2. How long will the Catholic Church's centuries-long Reign of Terror be allowed to continue?
End it now.
niyad
(113,527 posts)3. probably not for a long time yet.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,355 posts)4. It's not just the Catholic church; the protestant churches in Northern Ireland opposed abortion
and their influence has been the deciding factor there.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)5. Ugh.
Fucking religion. So sick of it.