The court stated that in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, Northern Ireland’s abortion law is incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.
South Korea's Constitutional Court has ordered the government to decriminalise abortion in the country and reform its highly restrictive abortion laws by the end of 2020.
Amnesty International welcomed the passing of the bill to legalise abortion services in Ireland but warned that ‘significant flaws’ in the legislation give rise to serious concerns.