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Decision of Supreme Court to dismiss abortion case marred by judicial activism

7 June 2018

The Supreme Court has today rejected the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's appeal over the legality of the abortion law in Northern Ireland. However, a narrow majority of judges said that the current law breaches article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which expresses the right of an individual to have their private and family life respected.

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Humanity, not politics should guide today’s abortion debate

5 June 2018

Stella Creasy MP has been granted an emergency debate in Parliament today at 12.30pm which, in effect, proposes the decriminalisation of abortion up to birth.

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Disability campaigners to create ‘giant graveyard’ outside Court of Appeal to highlight threat of assisted suicide challenge

30 April 2018

Disability rights campaigners will tomorrow (Tuesday 1 May) create a 'giant graveyard' outside the Royal Courts of Justice to highlight the danger of a legal challenge being heard by the Court of Appeal.

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Statement on Christian Legal Centre’s involvement in Alfie Evans case

27 April 2018

Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, has a statement in response to errors of fact in the reporting of the case of Alfie Evans.

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Alfie Evans – emergency hearing today

24 April 2018

The High Court will hold an emergency hearing on the case of Alfie Evans in Manchester at 3.30pm today.

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