Irish women turn to European court for abortion rights

From Reuters:

Three Irish women are taking Ireland to the European Court of Human Rights for preventing them having abortions in the country.
The case is part of a campaign by the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) to make abortion safe and legal in Ireland. Abortion is outlawed in the mainly Catholic country except in cases where the mother’s life could be in danger without it.
However, women are permitted to travel outside Ireland for abortions. IFPA says 6,000 women travel to Britain every year to terminate their pregnancies.

You know, the ones that can afford it. This reminds me of all the jerks who say don’t worry about Roe because it will become a state issue. And hey, if your state bans abortion no worries cause you can just hop on over to one that doesn’t. Oh, you have a job that won’t give you days off and no money to travel? Tough shit. (Yeah, I’m in a mood today.)

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