State risks further abortion compo after €30k payout
Thursday, November 09, 2017
By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith
Irish Examiner Political Correspondent
Ireland is at risk of having to pay compensation to thousands of women forced to travel abroad to receive an abortion unless the law is immediately changed to make the procedure legal and easily accessible.
The US-based Centre for Reproductive Rights (CRR) made the claim after the State paid out €30,000 over an abortion case, for only the second time in its history, in response to a UN ruling on the matter.
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