Something to keep an eye on

Irish abortion ban up before European human-rights court
Lawyers and activists argue an abortion ban in Ireland challenged by three women in the European court of human rights violates several articles of the Council of Europe's convention on human rights. In a case being closely watched by traditionally Catholic European nations, the three women told the Strasbourg, France, court that they traveled to Britain to seek abortions because of the Irish ban, which they say has caused them humiliation, hardship and trauma. The Guardian (London) (12/9)