Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Too Like Roe: Irish Court to Decide Abortion Case

On Thursday, the High Court in Dublin will be hearing a legal action on behalf of a pregnant 17-year-old who wants to abort the baby she's carrying.

Note how mysteriously similar this case is to Roe v Wade -- an exceptional health condition, an anonymous plaintiff, a complete blackout of key details, and the failure of the media to describe how many caring individuals there are who would adopt the child despite his/her health problems.

Here's the story.