Landmark case could see NI abortion ban overturned

A landmark case at Belfast high court could find Northern Ireland’s abortion law in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.The legal action is being launched by Sarah Ewart, who embarked on a long, fraught journey in 2013 when a 19-week scan showed that the baby she was carrying had a fatal defect, revealing that the brain and skull had not developed properly.Doctors refused to perform an abortion, citing Northern Ireland’s near-blanket ban on terminations.