Status Quo Incompatible With Human Rights Obligations and European Court Ruling
(London, January 10, 2013) –Irish legislators should take decisive action to safeguard in law the right of women and girls to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy, and explore further reforms to the countries’ near total ban on abortion, Human Rights Watch said today. The Irish Human Rights Commission should advise the law makers on how current restrictive laws violate women’s human rights and put the lives and health of women and adolescent girls at risk.
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Human Rights Watch: Ireland: Clarify and Reform Abortion Laws and Regulations
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