title: Attorney General (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) v. Open Door Counselling, 27 April 1987.
abstract: The plaintiff/relator, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, applied for costs against the defendants for its part in a case in which the defendants were ordered to cease counseling women that they could go to England to obtain an abortion. In the earlier case the Court had not decided the issue whether the plaintiff/relator had standing to bring the case since the Attorney General had taken over prosecution of the case. Here the Court ruled that the plaintiff did have standing and that as an organization established to defend the right to life of the unborn there was a substantial controversy between the Society and the defendants. Nonetheless, the Court did not award costs to the Society.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003376:Counseling; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006285:Health Planning; D007494:Ireland; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011057:Politics; D011639:Public Opinion
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Anti-abortion Groups--legal aspects; Clinic Activities; Counseling--legal aspects; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Europe; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Interest Groups; Ireland; Northern Europe; Organization And Administration; Political Factors; Program Activities; Programs