And on Thursday, the United Kingdom's highest court dismissed a bid to overturn Northern Ireland's restrictive measure. Her spokeswoman told reporters at the time that she believes the decision is up to Northern Irish lawmakers. Had she been in a country with a less restrictive abortion law, she could have sought the procedure much earlier. Like women in Ireland, women in Northern Ireland have also had to travel from home to seek abortions. “The judges made absolutely clear that if a woman was brought forward they would find that our laws are incompatible with human rights,” said Les Allamby, chief commissioner of Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2018 20:33 UTC