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Speaking at Belfast's High Court on Wednesday, the judge said that after hearing arguments from those on both sides of the debate, the verdict would require "mature reflection" and therefore an "immediate judgement" would not be made.
The judicial review was held over three days this week and had been launched by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). The NIHRC wants abortion to be legalised in the region in cases of rape, incest or where there is a "serious malformation" of a foetus. Currently, such cases are not grounds for a legal termination in NI as the law is different from the rest of the UK.
Unlike the rest of the UK, the 1967 Abortion Act does not extend to Northern Ireland. A termination of pregnancy is available in Northern Ireland if it is necessary to preserve the life of a woman where there is a risk of a serious and adverse effect on her physical or mental health, which is either long term or permanent.
It is against the law to perform an abortion unless it is on these grounds and this is the issue the Commission is challenging. They say they are seeking a change in the law so that women and girls in Northern Ireland have the choice of accessing a termination of pregnancy in circumstances of serious malformation of the foetus, rape or incest. As NI's law does not provide access to a termination of pregnancy in all of these circumstances, the Commission feels this is in violation of a woman's human rights.
(JP/MH)
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Judgement Reserved In NI Abortion Case
Judgement has been reserved in a case seeking to amend Northern Ireland's abortion laws.Speaking at Belfast's High Court on Wednesday, the judge said that after hearing arguments from those on both sides of the debate, the verdict would require "mature reflection" and therefore an "immediate judgement" would not be made.
The judicial review was held over three days this week and had been launched by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). The NIHRC wants abortion to be legalised in the region in cases of rape, incest or where there is a "serious malformation" of a foetus. Currently, such cases are not grounds for a legal termination in NI as the law is different from the rest of the UK.
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Unlike the rest of the UK, the 1967 Abortion Act does not extend to Northern Ireland. A termination of pregnancy is available in Northern Ireland if it is necessary to preserve the life of a woman where there is a risk of a serious and adverse effect on her physical or mental health, which is either long term or permanent.
It is against the law to perform an abortion unless it is on these grounds and this is the issue the Commission is challenging. They say they are seeking a change in the law so that women and girls in Northern Ireland have the choice of accessing a termination of pregnancy in circumstances of serious malformation of the foetus, rape or incest. As NI's law does not provide access to a termination of pregnancy in all of these circumstances, the Commission feels this is in violation of a woman's human rights.
(JP/MH)
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