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High Court Rules against Northern Ireland's Abortion Law

A Belfast High Court ruling is expected to ease Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws to make it easier for women to terminate pregnancies in some cases. Judge Mark Horner said Monday that certain abortion prohibitions violate the rights of women. He said this applies in cases where a fetus has fatal abnormalities or when a woman became pregnant as a result of sexual crimes like rape and incest.   Abortions are illegal in Northern Ireland except in extreme cases when a...


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