Government 'must take reform steps to comply with UN abortion-law ruling'

The lawyer representing a woman who took a case to the United Nations over Ireland's abortion laws, says the case will only be settled when the Irish Government undertakes the necessary reforms.

Government 'must take reform steps to comply with UN abortion-law ruling'

The lawyer representing a woman who took a case to the United Nations over Ireland's abortion laws, says the case will only be settled when the Irish Government undertakes the necessary reforms.

Amanda Mellet took a case to the UN's Human Rights Committee after she travelled to the UK for an abortion when her baby was diagnosed with a fatal foetal abnormality in 2011.

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