Pace International Law Review Volume 14 Issue 2 Fall 2002 Article 6 September 2002 Abortion in International Waters Off the Coast of Ireland: Avoiding a Collision between Irish Moral Sovereignty and the European Community Allison M. Clifford Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pilr Recommended Citation Allison M. Clifford, Abortion in International Waters Off the Coast of Ireland: Avoiding a Collision between Irish Moral Sovereignty and the European Community, 14 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 385 (2002) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pilr/vol14/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Law at DigitalCommons@Pace. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pace International Law Review by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Pace. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. COMMENTS ABORTION IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OFF THE COAST OF IRELAND: AVOIDING A COLLISION BETWEEN IRISH MORAL SOVEREIGNTY AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Allison M. Clifford* I. Introduction ....................................... 386 II. Overview of Irish Abortion Law ................... 395 A. Abortion and the Irish Constitution Prior to the 1983 Amendment .......................... 395 B. Abortion and the Right to Travel Prior to the 1992 Travel Amendment ...................... 398 1. First Information Case: SPUC v. Open Door ....................................... 399 2. Second Information Case: SPUC v. Grogan .................................... 402 3. Protocol No. 17 to the Maastricht Treaty .. 405 4. The X Case ................................ 406 5. The Solemn Declaration ................... 409 C. The 1992 Travel Amendment to the Irish Constitution ................................... 412 D . The C Case .................................... 413 E. Summary of Current Irish Abortion Law ...... 416 III. Women on Waves: A Failed Test Case? .