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# Abortion Services

Yesterday
1st December 2023
Five more maternity hospitals to provide abortion services from Monday
Currently, 12 of the 19 maternity hospitals are providing abortion services.
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Fri 10:17 AM
This year
2023
IFPA: Number of Irish women travelling to UK for abortion services is 'unacceptable'
Most of the women who travelled to England and Wales from Ireland were over the 12 week limit in Ireland.
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Jun 22nd 2023, 3:18 PM
Taoiseach suggests Dáil vote for PBP abortion bill could speed up legal changes
The bill, which seeks wider access to abortion services, passed second stage in the Dáil last night.
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Jun 1st 2023, 12:07 PM
People Before Profit bill calling for wider access to abortion passes Dáil second stage
The bill is seeking to abolish the mandatory three-day waiting period for an abortion.
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May 31st 2023, 10:35 PM
Ireland voted for Repeal five years ago, where are we now with abortion services?
Campaigners told The Journal that recommendations made in a recent review of the legislation must be acted upon swiftly.
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May 24th 2023, 12:05 AM
Donnelly: 'Unacceptable' that abortion services are not available in all maternity hospitals
The Health Minister also said that the review of Irish abortion law would be published “very shortly”.
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Apr 20th 2023, 12:14 PM
Last year
2022
Full abortion services to be commissioned in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s abortion laws were liberalised in 2019, but the Department of Health never centrally commissioned the rollout of full services due to a political impasse at Stormont.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 4:47 PM
Gardaí outline concerns about abortion safe access zone law
Gardaí have said it has a number of concerns from a policing perspective about the legislation around exclusion zones.
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Nov 9th 2022, 1:34 PM
UK Government intervenes to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland
The move comes amid an ongoing impasse between Stormont politicians on the issue.
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Oct 24th 2022, 4:07 PM
All time
Anti-abortion protests at hospitals: How have other countries handled them and what's the way forward here?
The problem with drawing up legislation on exclusion zones is that there are competing rights involved, writes lecturer in constitutional law Dr Laura Cahillane.
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Jan 11th 2020, 1:00 PM
Conscientious objection prevents full rollout of abortion services in several maternity hospitals
The Health Department said it will be asking the HSE to fully implement abortion services in all maternity hospitals and units by September.
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Jul 16th 2019, 12:05 AM
Harris says all maternity hospitals 'should be in a position' to offer abortion services after Kilkenny medics letter
Doctors at St Luke’s wrote in a letter that they’d decided the hospital “is not an appropriate location for medical or surgical terminations”.
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Jun 24th 2019, 9:17 PM
Taoiseach says they've run into 'real difficulties' around legislating for exclusion zones at GP surgeries
Varadkar says government needs to ensure they are on solid ground if one is going to restrict the right to protest.
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Apr 18th 2019, 6:40 AM
My Options web chat to be rolled out after concerns over phone line from disability campaigners
The new service should be in place by April.
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Feb 27th 2019, 6:01 AM
Explainer: What could Ireland's abortion exclusion zones look like?
The government aims to have draft legislation in place by the summer.
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Feb 23rd 2019, 4:00 PM
'Fear and disappointment': Pro-choice groups pen letter of frustration to Health Minister over rural abortion services
Rural service provision for abortions is currently sparse, the groups say, with no GPs signed up to the service in some counties.
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Feb 19th 2019, 6:00 AM
Counsellor registration board to be announced, bringing 'rogue' unplanned pregnancy agency regulations one step closer
It could be a number of years before these ‘counsellors’ are outlawed.
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Feb 2nd 2019, 6:30 AM
'What if someone is 11 weeks now?': Concerns that HSE's abortion helpline fails to provide for deaf people
The HSE says it is working to make the phone line accessible “as soon as possible”.
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Jan 5th 2019, 6:00 AM
Pro-Life Campaign has 'no plans' to protest outside hospitals or GP services over abortion services
The campaign said it will instead focus on details of the bill and assist women in vulnerable situations by offering alternatives to abortion.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 2:55 PM
Abortion services will be available in Ireland from today
Women who have been given a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormalities will be able to legally avail of early termination of pregnancy.
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Jan 1st 2019, 12:05 AM
National Maternity Hospital to begin abortion services on 7 January
There were some concerns in recent weeks that hospitals would not be ready in time.
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Dec 28th 2018, 2:35 PM
Taoiseach says abortion services may not be available in every hospital in January
Varadkar said he is confident services will be available, but perhaps not in every hospital or clinic.
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Dec 10th 2018, 3:04 PM
More than 40 GPs walk out of abortion services meeting
The Irish College of General Practitioners was holding an EGM in Malahide this afternoon.
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Dec 2nd 2018, 6:22 PM
Simon Harris says timeline for abortion services to be available in January remains unchanged
The health minister has asked politicians to co-operate, and allow for the speedy passage of the legislation.
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Nov 21st 2018, 2:42 PM
GPs hit out at 'inappropriate' reports that doctors will receive up to €450 for abortion services
Reports today suggested that an agreement had been reached over how much doctors would receive for performing terminations.
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Nov 13th 2018, 10:34 PM
Budget dedicates €12m to abortion service roll out
The €12 million figure set out in today’s Budget document is only for the actual service.
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Oct 9th 2018, 4:02 PM
Simon Harris: Stance of GP group 'flies in the face of care and compassion'
The NAGP has insisted onward referral of a patient should not be compulsory.
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Jun 11th 2018, 7:44 AM
NI mum and daughter lose challenge against ban on free abortions in England
The teen cannot be named to protect her identity.
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Jul 23rd 2015, 2:15 PM