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'It's a sad day' - Abortion clinics in US close following Supreme Court ruling

Following the Supreme Court removal of American women’s constitutional right to abortions, clinics in at least eight US states stopped performing the procedures and others began to close. States with trigger laws which included Alabama, Arizona, ...

25 Jun 2022 at 19:53

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Lack of Irish abortion providers must be addressed, says rights group

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) is calling on the government to tackle the refusal of abortion services by GPs and maternity hospitals. According to the ARC website, 90% of GPs and half of maternity hospitals refuse to provide abortion care ...

21 Sept 2021 at 13:25

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Rally hears calls for Government to address ‘soaring’ abortion numbers

The Government must act to address Ireland’s “soaring” abortion numbers, an anti-abortion rally in Dublin has been told. The call was made as a large crowd assembled outside Leinster House on Monday afternoon after the annual March for Life ...

05 May 2025 at 17:33

‘Threat of criminal sanctions’ hangs over medical practitioners who provide abortion services

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‘Threat of criminal sanctions’ hangs over medical abortion providers

The threat of criminal sanctions hangs over medical practitioners who provide abortion services in Ireland, politicians have been told. Alison Spillane, a senior policy and research officer at the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA), ...

01 May 2022 at 00:12

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Review recommends removal of mandatory three-day wait for abortion services

An independent review into Ireland’s abortion legislation has recommended the removal of the current mandatory three-day waiting period between the certification of a termination of pregnancy and the procedure taking place. It said this ...

26 Apr 2023 at 13:14

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Minister for Health loses vote to delay Bill on expanding abortion access

A People Before Profit Bill to expand access to abortion services has passed to the next stage in the Dail after the Minister for Health lost a vote to delay its reading. Stephen Donnelly had said the Oireachtas health committee is the ...

31 May 2023 at 20:35

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'Not a something, a someone' - Archbishop speaks out as Seanad debates abortion safe zones bill

An Irish archbishop has described life in the womb as "a someone" rather than "a something". Archbishop Eamon Martin made the comments in a statement today (December 13) ahead of Seanad Éireann's debate on the second stage of the ...

13 Dec 2023 at 12:54

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Government needs ‘courage’ to make changes to abortion laws, barrister says

A senior barrister who reviewed Ireland’s abortion laws has expressed disappointment at the Taoiseach and Tanaiste’s response to her recommendations and suggested “a bit of courage wouldn’t go amiss”. Marie O’Shea recommended a ...

31 May 2023 at 16:21

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Woman who took abortion pills rushed to hospital after ectopic pregnancy rupture

A 24 year old woman required “immediate resuscitation” after presenting at University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL) due to a “ruptured ectopic pregnancy (EP)” two weeks after having a medical termination of pregnancy ...

12 Apr 2024 at 19:21

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Green MSP’s Ireland trip to ‘share experiences’ on abortion buffer zones

The MSP spearheading legislation at Holyrood aimed at halting demonstrations outside abortion clinics is visiting Ireland to speak to ministers and “learn from their experiences”. Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay is ...

14 Feb 2023 at 00:01

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Pregnant women ‘forced to travel’ abroad for abortion six years after legalisation in Ireland

Women with crisis pregnancies are still “forced to travel” abroad to the UK and elsewhere for abortions, despite the legalisation of abortion six years ago, according to a coalition of women’s, doctors’ and human ...

15 Apr 2024 at 08:39

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Three-day waiting period for abortions in Ireland 'causes distress and delay' - IFPA

The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) is calling for the mandatory three-day waiting period for abortions to be scrapped. New data on early abortion services from the IFPA has revealed that although the ...

15 Nov 2022 at 14:03

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