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The Irish Government: Legislate for the X Case before the end of 2012
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    Linda Kelly
    Dublin, Ireland
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20 years ago on February 17th 1992 a 14 year old girl, known as X, became the subject of a High Court injunction barring her from leaving the country. She was confined to Ireland to prevent her terminating her pregnancy, the result of a rape following years of sexual abuse at the hands of a neighbour. Two weeks later following a huge outpouring of sympathy and horror from all sections of society and all corners of the nation the Supreme Court ruled that when a pregnant woman’s life is in danger, including from the risk of suicide, she has the right to an abortion here in Ireland. On that date the court directed that we must legislate to allow women exercise this right.

20 years later Irish women are still waiting for legislation to allow them access to abortion where their life is in danger.

Please sign this petition and call on the government to introduce legislation in 2012 for the verdict of the Supreme Court in 1992 to legislate for the X case.

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Legislate for the X Case before the end of 2012

Dear Taoiseach


20 years ago on February 17th 1992 a 14 year old girl, known as X, became the subject of a High Court injunction barring her from leaving the country. She was confined to Ireland to prevent her terminating her pregnancy, the result of a rape following years of sexual abuse at the hands of a neighbour.

Two weeks later following a huge outpouring of sympathy and horror from all sections of society and all corners of the nation the Supreme Court ruled that when a pregnant woman’s life is in danger, including from the risk of suicide, she has the right to an abortion here in Ireland. On that date the court directed that we must legislate to allow women exercise this right.

20 years later Irish women are still waiting for legislation to allow them access to abortion where their life is in danger.

Please show leadership on this issue and introduce legislation to give effect to the X case before the end of 2012 so that Irish women do not have to wait another 20 years to access life saving abortion.

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