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The mix-up occurred in France, but campaigners fear the judgement could have implications for abortion rights across Europe. ...
The UKs Family Planning Association has warned that if Mrs Vo were to win her case, Britains abortion laws could be invalidated and even the legality of the morning after pill, which stops a fertilised egg implanting in the uterus, could be affected.
But some abortion law experts say the court is likely to shy away from telling individual countries what the detail of their abortion laws should be. ...
He mistook her for the other Mrs Vo, and tried to remove a coil, piercing the amniotic sac and making it necessary for a therapeutic abortion to be carried out. ... "
Discretion
Barbara Hewson, a barrister who specialises in human rights and abortion law, told the BBC: "It is not the function of the court to tell individual countries what kind of detailed laws they should have on matters as controversial and sensitive as abortion. ... "
She said she believed the court would be very careful not to hand down a judgement which could lead to challenges of abortion laws in European member states.
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