Ireland's abortion ban is to be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights.
Three Irishwoman who say their rights were denied by being forced to seek terminations outside the State are taking the case in Strasbourg.
The identities of the women will not be revealed during the case.
However, the three women involved include a woman who ran the risk of a pregnancy developing outside the womb, a woman who had chemotherapy for cancer and a woman who had her children placed in care.
