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Case Law [2015] NIQB 96 (30/11/2015)

Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts High Court of Justice in Northen Ireland

Date: 11/30/2015

Subject: The decision of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland according to which, the lack of exceptions to the legal prohibition of abortion (excluding the serious case of risk for the life of the mother) in the hypothesis of fatal foetal abnormality “FFA” or pregnancy following sexual assault until, in such case, the foetus is capable of an independent life from the mother, amounts to the violation of article 8 of the ECHR

Parties:  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND ________ QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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