The High Court has thrown out a landmark challenge to the law that permits abortion up to birth of disabled children.
The case was brought by Heidi Crowter, 26, who has Down’s syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson, 33, the mother of a toddler with the condition.
They argued that the 1967 Abortion Act was discriminatory because there is an upper limit of 24 weeks for the abortions of able-bodied or neurotypical children.
They said the clause contravened the European Convention on Human Rights and took the Department of Health to court in July with the objective of changing the Act.
