A, B, and C leads to D (for delegation!): 'A, B and C v. Ireland' 25579/05 [2010] ECHR 2032

The case of 'A, B, and C v Ireland' is the latest in a series of challenges brought against the Irish Government because domestic legislation is argued to be outside of international human rights norms. The case involved three women who felt, for different reasons, that their rights under...

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Published in:Medical law review 2011-09, Vol.19 (3), p.476-491
Main Author: McGuinness, Sheelagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion services
Abortion, Legal - legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Health Services Accessibility - legislation & jurisprudence
Human Rights - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Ireland
Law and legislation
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Right to life
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Summary:The case of 'A, B, and C v Ireland' is the latest in a series of challenges brought against the Irish Government because domestic legislation is argued to be outside of international human rights norms. The case involved three women who felt, for different reasons, that their rights under Articles 2, 3, 8, and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) had been breached because they had to travel to Great Britain in order to have a safe and legal abortion. The circumstances of the three individual women were different, but they belong to a large community of women who are forced each year to travel overseas in order to access abortion services, following what Rossiter calls 'the abortion trail'.
ISSN:0967-0742
1464-3790
DOI:10.1093/medlaw/fwr021