In an affidavit presented earlier to the court, Miss D said: “As I was lying on the bed for the scan and the nurse was showing me various parts of the baby on the monitor, it became clear that the baby had no head and a consultant was called.
“I was extremely distressed by this news and it was most upsetting for me to contemplate carrying a baby to term in circumstances where it has been condemned to death once born. It seems to me most inhumane to expect me to do so.
“It has been made abundantly clear to me that unless I am considered a suicide risk they will not give me permission to travel to terminate my pregnancy.”
Irish judge stirs up abortion debate by ruling 17-year-old can travel to UK for termination (Guardian)
Whew.
Outside the Four Courts building on the banks of the River Liffey, anti-abortion protesters paraded up and down the pavement holding placards declaring “Abortion is forever” and “She’s a child not a choice”. They also carried pictures of a normal foetus at 18 weeks of development.
That’s pretty fucked up. “No, I insist you have your headless baby.”