Amanda Mellet: I still suffer from grief and trauma

The woman who took her case against Ireland’s abortion laws to the UN says her wish is that it spares other women the pain she has endured.

Amanda Mellet from Dublin did not appear in public to respond to the landmark ruling from the UN’s Human Rights Committee. Her submission to the committee says that “she still suffers from complicated grief and unresolved trauma”.

In a statement, however, she said: “With today’s decision in hand, I wish to finally leave behind these painful memories, and hearing the committee’s findings today does help in my own healing.