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Northern Ireland’s abortion law violates human rights, Supreme Court rules – but challenge rejected on technical grounds | The Independent
[ad_1] Supreme Court judges have said Northern Ireland‘s abortion law violates human rights, but rejected a challenge brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) on technical grounds. Judges ruled that the country’s ban on abortions in cases of sexual crime and fatal foetal abnormalities was incompatible with human rights legislation – but said…
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Supreme Court rules on challenge to abortion ban in Northern Ireland
[ad_1] 11 June 2018 by Jake Richards In the matter of an application by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 27 On 7th June 2018, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of regarding the controversial issue of the legal framework regulating abortion in Northern Ireland. The judgment…
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A Declaration in All but Name? – UK Constitutional Law Association
[ad_1] All eyes were on the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) last week as it gave judgment in In Re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s Application for Judicial Review [2018] UKSC 27, the case challenging the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) compatibility of Northern Ireland’s abortion legislation. Such a case is always bound to be…
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Protesters lose bid to overturn abortion clinic buffer zone
[ad_1] He added: “Since the safe zone was implemented in April, we have seen a dramatic reduction in anti-social behaviour, confirming to us that we were right to take this action in the interest of those people living in the locality of Mattock Lane, and for those who visit the area.” [ad_2]
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Pro-life charity to take Lambeth council to court after it was kicked out of country fair
[ad_1] A pro-life charity is to take a council to court after they say being kicked out of a country fair infringed their human rights. Anti-abortion organisation Life was ejected from Lambeth Country Show last month after councillors claimed their stall was not “officially allowed” to be at the event. The charity now says it…
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At-home early medical abortions should be made permanent, say advocacy groups | Abortion
[ad_1] Temporary legislation allowing for early medical abortions (EMAs) to take place at home should be made permanent, reproductive healthcare groups have said. In March, due to the coronavirus pandemic, temporary legislation was introduced that allowed patients within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy to take pills for early medical abortion in their own homes.…
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Woman with Down’s syndrome takes Sajid Javid to court over abortion law | Down’s syndrome
[ad_1] Allowing pregnancy terminations up to birth if the foetus has Down’s syndrome is discriminatory and stigmatises disabled people, the high court has heard. Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman with Down’s syndrome from Coventry, Máire Lea-Wilson, 33, and her son Aidan, who has Down’s syndrome, who both live in Brentford, west London are challenging Sajid…
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Lawyers threaten council with court action to provide ‘buffer zones’ outside abortion clinics amid protests
[ad_1] Lawyers have threatened to launch a first-of-its-kind legal action to introduce a “buffer zone” outside abortion clinics to stop protesters “heartlessly” targeting women seeking pregnancy terminations. Women across the UK often suffer abuse while seeking an abortion, with more than 100,000 women attending clinics targeted by anti-abortion demonstrations in 2019. Good Law Project, a…
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Senior judge criticises counsel for withdrawing from case without explanation
[ad_1] Marcus Smith J: Extremely concerning letter A supervising judge has criticised counsel who withdrew on the eve of an important consequentials hearing for not specifying the concerns they had raised about the conduct of the trial judge. Mr Justice Marcus Smith refused to adjourn the hearing, despite the withdrawal of Stephen Davies QC and…
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Campaigners await UK decision on abortion clinic buffer zones | Abortion
[ad_1] Campaigners calling for buffer zones to prevent harassment and abuse of women accessing abortion centres are expecting a Home Office announcement within weeks. The Labour MP Rupa Huq, who leads a cross-party campaign calling for national legislation following the model of the UK’s first abortion clinic safe zone in Ealing, west London, said the…