Story highlights A pregnant Irish minor wanted an abortion but was placed in a psychiatric clinic, according to a new report 
 
 The girl was detained for days 
 
 (CNN) A pregnant Irish minor who wanted an abortion was placed into a psychiatric clinic against her will in late 2016, according to a report published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project on Monday. 
 
 A psychiatrist first evaluated the pregnant girl as depressed and suicidal before sending her to Dublin, according to the project, which examines and reports on child care proceedings in Irish courts. The girl and her mother believed they were traveling to the Irish capital for an abortion, according to the report. 
 
 Instead, when they arrived, the girl was placed into a mental health facility, where she was detained for days. Under European Union law, the minor's identity has been withheld. 
 
 Ireland holds the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe, held up by the Irish Constitution's eighth amendment, which places the right to life of an unborn child on equal footing with the right to life of the mother. 
 
 The amendment, passed in 1983, prohibits abortion even in cases of rape, incest or ill health of the mother, allowing it as a consideration only when the woman's life is in immediate danger under the 2014 Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act. 
 
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 The treatment of a young woman who was sectioned under the mental health act while seeking an abortion, has been described as “the stuff of nightmares.” 
 
 The unnamed girl requested a termination because she said the unwanted pregnancy was making her feel suicidal. 
 
 She was told by a psychiatrist that an abortion was "not the solution" to her problems, according to The Child Care Law Reporting Project. 
 
 An order was made for the girl to be sectioned in a psychiatric ward because she was “at risk of self harm”. 
 
 The girl and her mother thought she was being transferred to a Dublin hospital for an abortion but she was detained under the Mental Health Act instead. 
 
 She was later released on the advice of another doctor. 
 
 The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) said they are “disgusted” and “deeply concerned” by the report. 
 
 ARC spokesperson Linda Kavanagh said: “Looking at the report, it’s hard not to think that the psychiatrist in this case essentially used the Mental Health Act as a tool to force a child into continuing an unwanted pregnancy because of their own personal beliefs. 
 
 “It is clear we need some process which ensures medical professionals with such conscientious objections cannot block timely health care in critical cases.” 
 
 Ms Kavanagh said it was “alarming” that the treatment of the girl in this case so closely mirrored previous high profile cases in Ireland. 
 
 Parents for Choice in Pregnancy and Childbirth said the treatment of the young woman is “the stuff of nightmares.” 
 
 Spokeswoman Sinéad Redmond said: “This mother was made to leave her sick child alone and terrified, and was denied the right to help her. 
 
 “What this family were put through was barbaric. This case highlights the cruel, regressive nature of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act and the 8th Amendment.” 
 
 She added: “This is yet another reason why we at Parents for Choice call for an immediate repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Families deserve privacy. They deserve the right to decide what is in their best interests. 
 
 “They deserve access to medical care without political interference. Further, we hope for assurances that the psychiatrist responsible for this gross maltreatment will be held accountable for their behaviour.” 
 
 Further calls have now been made for the Eighth Amendment to be scrapped. 
 
 The law gives equal rights to the life of the mother and the life of the unborn baby. 
 
 Sinn Fein TD Louise O’Reilly added: “This case is another shocking example of the draconian edge of the Irish state when it comes to women and women’s reproductive rights. 
 
 “Failure to repeal the eighth amendment and enact the appropriate legislation will only serve to perpetuate the unacceptable situation for women and girls.”
– When a girl in Ireland went with her mother to try to get an abortion last year, she was instead detained against her will in a psychiatric clinic. CNN reports that the girl, who is a minor, had said her pregnancy was making her suicidal. But instead of being granted permission to terminate her unwanted pregnancy, she was told that an abortion was "not the solution for all the child's problems at this stage," and the Mental Health Act was invoked—sending her to a mental health facility against her will. A few days later she was cleared by another psychiatrist and released after a court determined she didn't have an actual mental health disorder, per Jezebel. Ireland has the strictest anti-abortion laws in Europe. The 8th Amendment, passed in 1983, declares the life of a fetus equal to the life of a mother, and prohibits abortion in all cases—including rape, incest, and the mother's health—unless, under the 2014 Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act, the mother's life is in immediate danger. In this case, the Mental Health Act seemed to be used as "a tool to force a child into continuing an unwanted pregnancy because of ... personal beliefs," a rep for the Abortion Rights Campaign says. Parents for Choice in Pregnancy and Childbirth called the treatment "barbaric," "cruel," and "regressive," reports the Irish Mirror, while a Sinn Fein politician called it "the draconian edge of the Irish state." (The UN says Ireland's abortion ban is inhumane.)