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07/06/2018
Supreme Court To Rule On Legality Of Abortion Law In NI
The Supreme Court is set to rule on a challenge over the legality of the abortion law in Northern Ireland.
Seven justices will announce their decision today, 07 June, in London.
The ruling will be headed by the court's president Lady Hale and follows a hearing which took place last year.
The Northern Ireland Assembly previously voted against legalising abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, rape or incest.
Grainne Teggart, Amnesty's Northern Ireland Campaigns Manager, said: "If the Court rules that Northern Ireland's abortion ban breaches women's rights, there will be no excuses left for Theresa May - the UK Government will be forced to fulfil its human rights responsibilities and make things equal for the women of Northern Ireland.
"The Supreme Court judges have a unique chance to put right centuries of human rights abuse in Northern Ireland. We hope they take it."
(CD/LM)
Seven justices will announce their decision today, 07 June, in London.
The ruling will be headed by the court's president Lady Hale and follows a hearing which took place last year.
The Northern Ireland Assembly previously voted against legalising abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, rape or incest.
Grainne Teggart, Amnesty's Northern Ireland Campaigns Manager, said: "If the Court rules that Northern Ireland's abortion ban breaches women's rights, there will be no excuses left for Theresa May - the UK Government will be forced to fulfil its human rights responsibilities and make things equal for the women of Northern Ireland.
"The Supreme Court judges have a unique chance to put right centuries of human rights abuse in Northern Ireland. We hope they take it."
(CD/LM)
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