How a UN Committee’s Ruling on Abortion in Ireland Holds Countries Accountable

Jamie Hagen

How a UN Committee’s Ruling on Abortion in Ireland Holds Countries Accountable

Politics

Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The case of Amanda Mellet, who had to leave Ireland to get an abortion due to a fatal fetal condition, has created a roadmap for advocates to call out the prohibition and criminalization of abortion by any country as a violation of human rights.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 27 Jan 2017

Keywords

abortion
Ireland
United nations
human rights

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