northern ireland

Abortion

Northern Irish pro-lifers call for appeal to abortion ruling

Belfast, UK (CNA/EWTN News) — For many reasons, pro-life advocates in Northern Ireland want the attorney general to challenge a November court ruling that would legalize more abortions. "The right to life is a shared human value, not a uniquely religious value," said Tim Bartlett, secretary of the

Abortion

Judge: Northern Ireland abortion law undermines human rights

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A Belfast judge has ruled that Northern Ireland's government should ease restrictions on abortion because the prevailing law denies women the right to end pregnancies caused by rape or incest. High Court Justice Mark Horner said politicians should pass a law permitting abortions involving