N. Ireland – Abortion pills: Judgement reserved in judicial review

Abortion pills: Judgement reserved in judicial review

By Catherine Smyth, BBC News NI
7 November 2018

Judgment has been reserved in a judicial review brought by a woman being prosecuted for buying her then 15-year-old daughter abortion pills.

Lawyers for the mother and daughter, who have been granted anonymity, argued the PPS decision to bring criminal charges breaches their human rights.

The woman could face up to a five-year jail term if convicted.

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