Northern Ireland abortion law: declaration of incompatibility

In the sequel to his judgment in Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Re Judicial Review [2015] NIQB 96, Horner J has concluded that the current abortion law in Northern Ireland does not provide adequate protection for the human rights of pregnant women where there is a serious malformation of the foetus or a fatal foetal abnormality or where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest – and is therefore in breach of Article 8 ECHR (private and family life) and incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. Continue reading