A MAN has gone to court in Dublin saying he fears his pregnant girlfriend is being brought by her family to Britain for an abortion against her will. The High Court has been asked to prevent the young woman leaving the jurisdiction until a forensic psychiatrist can assess if she is acting of her own free will. The case was heard in the woman's absence yesterday morning but she attended in the afternoon and Ms Justice Mary Laffoy said she would not proceed until she had received her own legal advice. The case was adjourned until Friday. The court was told the couple are both foreign nationals but have been living in Ireland.
In an affidavit, the man said his girlfriend "is happy to be pregnant" and "never expressed any desire to have an abortion" but her Irish-based family are of the view she will be "ruined" if she has a child with a non-white man.