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Court: No Abortion Right in Ireland, Europe, But Attacks Ban
LifeNews.com ^ | December 16, 2010 | Steven Ertelt

Posted on 12/16/2010 8:44:47 AM PST by julieee

Court: No Abortion Right in Ireland, Europe, But Attacks Ban

Strasbourg, France -- The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today unanimously reaffirmed that the European Convention on Human Rights contains no “right” to abortion.

That's the good news for the pro-life movement, but the court also unanimously ruled in favor of one of the three women who brought a lawsuit saying the Ireland abortion ban violates their rights.

http://LifeNews.com/int-1719

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: abortion; europeancourt; grandchamber; humanrights

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