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Sat 12 Dec 2010No more dodging the abortion issue
This week’s abortion ruling in Europe will force the Irish political system to grapple with the abortion issue, after 18 years of failure to legislate, writes CARL O'BRIENin Strasbourg
A solitary bell rang out as two judges walked into a near-empty room before sitting at a sweeping semicircular bench that can seat 20 or more judges. French justice Jean Paul Costa spoke for just a few minutes to outline the case, but the content of the judgment will resonate for much longer.
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