​The girl, who was a ward of the State, had become pregnant following a statutory rape committed by a neighbour in December 1991. The girl involved could not be identified and the matter was referred to, before the High Court, as the X Case. However, the international media coverage attracted by the X Case – and particularly the injunction – prompted a flood of correspondence to senior Irish politicians and President Robinson. The city of Bristol wrote to Mrs Robinson on March 10 to highlight concerns about the case and its implications. It warned that forcing a child victim of rape to endure an unwanted pregnancy was a breach of human rights.

Source: Irish Independent December 28, 2023 15:34 UTC