Currently, terminations are only legal if a woman’s life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious danger to her mental or physical health.
On Thursday, the court ruled they had no jurisdiction to declare the current rules ‘unlawful’ but did say Northern Ireland’s laws are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, namely Article 8, which protects the right to respect for private and family life.
They therefore suggested that the law should be changed by saying what ruling they would have made had the case been valid.
Although ‘radical reconsideration’ was recommended, Christian groups have welcomed the ruling that the Northern Ireland Human Rights commission cannot interfere with the law themselves.
Peter Lynas, the director of the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland said: “This is a welcome judgment. It is obviously not a cause for celebration, but rather a moment to pause and be thankful for the lives this judgment will save.”
“We acknowledge that this is a technical victory; however, it is important to note that the Supreme Court has dismissed the case brought by the Human Rights Commission. In doing so, it has made clear that there is no human right to abortion.”
He also made the distinction between the the right to terminations in extreme circumstances and the right generally: “From a human rights perspective, the only discussion is…
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