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Newspaper Article
Legal chief fears amendment may be against human rights
2016
Overview
Mr [John Larkin] wrote that \"providing for a criminal law exception for 'fatal foetal abnormality', as proposed by this amendment, provides unborn children diagnosed with such a disability with much less protection under the law of Northern Ireland than those without such a disability\". Mr Larkin said: \"Those unborn children who are 'doomed to die' or are otherwise regarded by the proposers of this amendment as unworthy of life because of the nature of their disability are as protected by the UN convention as any others.\" \"Legislating for access to abortion in cases of fatal and severe foetal impairments is in no way incompatible with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To suggest otherwise simply serves to confuse public understanding of the issue and provides cover for those politicians who do not wish to bring Northern Ireland's law into compliance with international human rights standards.\" Mr [Patrick Corrigan] claimed there was \"huge public support in Northern Ireland for access to abortion on these grounds\".
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Independent News & Media
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