She was in the care of the Eastern Health Board (EHB), an organ of the Irish state, and the abortion was resisted by her parents, the applicants in the case.
A further clause was added by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1992 in response to the X Case, protecting the freedom to travel to another state to obtain an abortion.
[4] The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Desmond Connell, strongly criticised the ruling;[5][6][7] however, he declined to fund a Supreme Court challenge.
One this last point, it is clear from the significant risk of psychological problems following abortion, particularly among those who have abortions in their teens or who are ambivalent and/or unsupported, that this unhappy child would be better served if she received the highest degree of medical and psychological support along with the continuation of her pregnancy.Youth Defence picketed the home of EHB Chair Róisín Shortall because she did not stop the case.
She made numerous attempts on her own life following the procedure, but eventually gave birth to a son who helps keep her mentally stable.
[17] McGinley was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison in August 2023 after alleged breaches of the conditions of his release, relating to him cold calling to a house regarding the sale of a car and intimidating a teenage girl who lived there.
McGinley was also accused of breaching the conditions of the Sex Offenders Act in February 2023 at an address in Skerries, where he was caught power washing the driveway of an elderly lady.
[17] In January 2024, McGinley pleaded guilty to breaching the conditions of his release and had the 15-month suspended sentence imposed from his 2009 rape conviction activated by Dundalk Circuit Court.
[citation needed] The 2018 abortion referendum, held in May 2018, approved an amendment replacing the wording of Article 40.3.3° with a permissive clause allowing legislation by the Oireachtas.