28 February 2025
By Latrishka Thomas
Three Court of Appeal judges have unanimously ruled that they have “no basis to interfere” with the High Court’s decision regarding a motion to strike out a constitutional challenge to the nation’s abortion laws.
Last year, abortion rights advocates initiated legal action against the Attorney General concerning the Offences Against the Person Act, a 163-year-old Colonial-era statute.
They are challenging legislation which imposes severe penalties for abortion-related activities, including up to 10 years’ imprisonment for women who terminate pregnancies and two-year sentences for those who assist in such procedures.