European Court of Human Rights declares Irish women's symphysiotomy cases inadmissible

The European Court of Human Rights has declared three applications from Irish women who underwent symphysiotomies in the 1960s as inadmissible. File photo: A 2014 Survivors of Symphysiotomy protest outside the Department of An Taoiseach. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

The European Court of Human Rights has found three Irish women's complaints concerning symphysiotomies performed in the 1960s, inadmissible.

Regarding the cases of L.F. v. Ireland, K.O'S. v. Ireland and W.M. v. Ireland, the European court unanimously declared that their applications are inadmissible, and that the court's decision is final.