The High Court is to rule on St Stephen's day in the case of a case of a pregnant woman who'Â’s on life support.
The court has adjourned for the day but will hear further submissions tomorrow
Earlier, the special sitting of the three judge court heard evidence from several doctors who are all in agreement that life support should NOT be continued.
The woman has now been on life support for 20 days.
Juliette Gash reports:
The High Court case has prompted calls for the constitutional ban on abortion to be reexamined.
However Cora Sherlock, a spokesperson from the Pro Life Campaign, says the heart of this issue is the woman's medical needs and not abortion:
Sinead Ahern, a spokeswoman for Choice Ireland, says doctors should be allowed to make decisions based on medical need and not on the basis of the constitution:
