Wicks' article examines three European Court
of Human Rights rulings on cases brought by
Irish women. Irish restrictions on abortion
forced the women to travel abroad to obtain
abortions. Facing Ireland's strong stance
against abortion, the Court acknowledged that
the Council of Europe has reached a consensus
on a woman's right to obtain an abortion on
broader grounds than those which Irish law
recognizes. The Court stopped short of
narrowing Ireland's ability to exercise its
discretion in permitting abortion. However,
Wicks argues that the ruling holds the