The UK’s highest court has overturned a decision affecting the case of two Roman Catholic midwives who had previously won the right to avoid supervising staff involved in abortions.
Last April, judges at Edinburgh’s Court of Session ruled that Mary Doogan and Connie Wood’s conscientious objection to abortions meant that they had the right to refuse to delegate, supervise or support staff involved in abortions.
But the UK Supreme Court has now overturned this ruling after an appeal by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
