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Judge: Northern Ireland abortion law undermines human rights

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As I have said, change will eventually happen in Ireland.
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-...ireland-abortion-law-undermines-human-rights/
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A Belfast judge has ruled that Northern Ireland’s government should ease restrictions on abortion because the prevailing law denies women the right to end pregnancies caused by rape or incest.

High Court Justice Mark Horner said politicians should pass a law permitting abortions involving fatal fetal abnormalities and sexual crimes. He said outlawing such terminations violated European human rights statues.
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There seems to be some confusion on the weight of this decision. Best I can tell this judgement did not nullify any law, or enforce any other competing law. All we are really talking about is appealing to legislation to change this, which they are not obligated to do.

Unfortunate, but I do not see this having much impact. Politically at best, perhaps?

"A high court judge has declined to insist that politicians end Northern Ireland’s near-total ban on abortion, despite ruling it was incompatible with the UK’s 1998 Human Rights Act.

Mr Justice Horner’s judgment on Wednesday morning instead put the onus on the Northern Ireland assembly to take on board his decision – but there is no legal compunction on the politicians at the Stormont parliament to change the law."

Judge fails to back ending of Northern Ireland abortion ban | World news | The Guardian
 
OrphanSlug said:
There seems to be some confusion on the weight of this decision. Best I can tell this judgement did not nullify any law, or enforce any other competing law. All we are really talking about is appealing to legislation to change this, which they are not obligated to do.

Unfortunate, but I do not see this having much impact. Politically at best, perhaps?

"A high court judge has declined to insist that politicians end Northern Ireland’s near-total ban on abortion, despite ruling it was incompatible with the UK’s 1998 Human Rights Act.

Mr Justice Horner’s judgment on Wednesday morning instead put the onus on the Northern Ireland assembly to take on board his decision – but there is no legal compunction on the politicians at the Stormont parliament to change the law."

Judge fails to back ending of Northern Ireland abortion ban | World news | The Guardian
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Oh, I understand the decision, apparently, it has some weight. The fact that this is getting discussed is great news.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, which sued the government in hopes of forcing abortion reform, welcomed the judgment. The government, a coalition of Irish Catholics and British Protestants, opposes easing abortion restrictions and has six weeks to appeal the ruling.
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Stupidity.

Such a move would violate human rights.

Thankfully at least in this case this judge's nonsense is of no consequence.
 
David_N said:
Oh, I understand the decision, apparently, it has some weight. The fact that this is getting discussed is great news.
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Discussed, I agree. You and I see eye-to-eye on this subject generally. I just fail to see how this obligated Ireland legislators to actually do something, no where in the judges decision was a mention of law being overturned or other law (or agreement) superseding.
 
joG said:
The Europeans are not known for very good adherence to human rights, unless it fits their book of the moment. To have a court rule that way is pure hypocrisy, as you well know.
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How is it hypocritical, and please be specific?
 
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