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| Irish abortion case in Strasbourg | Irish abortion case in Strasbourg |
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| Ireland's strict abortion law is due to be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. | Ireland's strict abortion law is due to be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. |
| The legal action is being brought by three Irish women who say the effective ban on abortion in Ireland violates the European Convention on Human Rights. | The legal action is being brought by three Irish women who say the effective ban on abortion in Ireland violates the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| All three have travelled to Britain to have abortions. | All three have travelled to Britain to have abortions. |
| The Irish government has engaged two leading lawyers to argue its case that the country has a sovereign right to protect the life of the unborn. | The Irish government has engaged two leading lawyers to argue its case that the country has a sovereign right to protect the life of the unborn. |
| The three Irish women will be identified only as A, B, and C during the Strasbourg court hearings. | The three Irish women will be identified only as A, B, and C during the Strasbourg court hearings. |
| They argue that being forced to travel abroad for abortions endangered their "health and well-being" as safeguarded by the European Convention on Human Rights. | They argue that being forced to travel abroad for abortions endangered their "health and well-being" as safeguarded by the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| The two constitutional lawyers representing the government of Ireland argue that the convention's safeguards cannot be interpreted as endorsing the right to abortion. | The two constitutional lawyers representing the government of Ireland argue that the convention's safeguards cannot be interpreted as endorsing the right to abortion. |
| The case is the first challenge to Ireland's abortion laws in more than 15 years, the BBC's Europe correspondent Jonny Dymond says. | The case is the first challenge to Ireland's abortion laws in more than 15 years, the BBC's Europe correspondent Jonny Dymond says. |
| Almost 140,000 Irish women have travelled to Britain over the past 30 years to have abortions, our correspondent adds. | Almost 140,000 Irish women have travelled to Britain over the past 30 years to have abortions, our correspondent adds. |
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