LONDON—Britain’s Supreme Court rejected a legal bid Thursday to overturn Northern Ireland’s near-total ban on abortions, but set the stage for future challenges. For…
LONDON—Britain’s Supreme Court rejected a legal bid Thursday to overturn Northern Ireland’s near-total ban on abortions, but set the stage for future challenges.
For now, the ruling means Northern Ireland retains some of the strictest laws in Europe. The small region remains out of step with the rest of the U. K., as well as the neighboring Republic of Ireland, which voted in May to lift a decades-old ban.
Although…
