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Court rules that Northern Ireland’s pro-life law violates EU human rights treaty
October 09, 2019
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CWN Editor's Note: The European Convention on Human Rights compels Northern Ireland to permit the abortion of unborn children with disabilities, Northern Ireland’s High Court ruled. The High Court cited Article 8 of the Convention, which states that “everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.”
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