M.L. v. Poland, ECtHR, 40119/21, 14/12/2023
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2023

Prohibition of abortion on grounds of foetal abnormality following amendments introduced by the Constitutional Court, resulting in the applicant travelling abroad for termination - Impugned proceedings directly decisive for applicant’s Art 8 rights - Lack of required foreseeability depriving applicant of the proper safeguards against arbitrariness

Dissenting / Concurring: Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Péter Paczolay / Ivana Jelić, Gilberto Felici, Erik Wennerström

G.M. and Others v. the Republic of Moldova, ECtHR, 44394/15, 22/11/2022
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2022

Ineffective investigation into allegations of forced abortions and forced contraception after rape by a doctor in a neuropsychiatric residential asylum of three intellectually disabled applicants with legal capacity - Respondent State's failure to establish and apply effectively a system protecting intellectually disabled women in psychiatric institutions against serious breaches of their integrity - Inadequate criminal legislation and lack of mechanisms to prevent such abuse