Column: I’m so grateful I had an unplanned pregnancy in America, not Ireland
An Irish girl recalls her experience of deciding to have a termination – and her relief that she was away from home.
View ArticlePraveen Halappanavar: “I still can’t believe that she’s not with us”
The husband of Savita Halappanavar told Prime Time tonight that he has no confidence in the HSE and wants a public, government-funded investigation into her death.
View ArticlePoll: Should abortion be available where there is a risk of suicide?
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has made it clear that abortions will be allowed in the case where the woman involved is at risk of suicide. What do you think?
View ArticleCabinet to discuss plan of action for new abortion rules
Ministers are expected to decide this morning on what course of action to take based on the Expert Group’s report.
View ArticleGovernment will legislate to allow abortion in line with X Case ruling
The legislation, which will be introduced in the New Year, will be supplemented by more detailed regulations.
View ArticlePoll: Should TDs be given a free vote on abortion legislation?
What do you think? Should TDs tow the party line or vote according to their beliefs?
View ArticleGroup says lack of invite to Oireachtas abortion hearings “a grave injustice”
TFMR Ireland said that it is upset that, despite numerous requests, it has has not been invited to take part in this week’s Oireachtas committee hearings on abortion legislation in Ireland.
View ArticleWhat did the Pope say about abortion yesterday?
Was Benedict referring to Ireland when he spoke of laws that “unjustly alter the balance” between mother and baby?
View ArticleNo psychiatrists outside Dublin to assess suicidal pregnant women
Dr Anthony McCarthy of the National Maternity Hospital said that there is a wrong assumption that women will try to manipulate psychiatrists by saying they are suicidal in order to have a termination.
View ArticleJustice Committee at Stormont grills Marie Stopes representatives
The committee asked representatives if they located the clinic across from a train station to encourage women from the Republic to travel there for abortions.
View Article17 terminations of pregnancy as a result of rape in 2011
Rape Crisis Network Ireland said that two out of 90 survivors became pregnant more than once as a result in rape and had different outcomes each time.
View ArticleNorth Dakota outlaws most abortions
There are no exceptions for rape, incest, the health of the mother or if she would lose the pregnancy anyway as a result of a fetal abnormality.
View ArticleAbortion legislation should be ‘short, clear and not mention suicide’
Dr Sam Coulter-Smith, master of the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, says his profession would welcome the clarity and comfort that legislation will bring.
View ArticleSavita inquest: Husband insists requests for termination were made
Doctor to deny she made reference to Ireland being a Catholic country as a reason for refusing a termination.
View ArticleDoctor to be cross-examined on third day of Savita inquest
Consultant obstetrician Dr Katherine Astbury who treated Savita will be questioned over whether she referred to Ireland’s Catholic ethos when she refused to terminate her pregnancy.
View ArticleInquest into Savita death enters fourth day
Proceedings are due to resume at 10am this morning.
View ArticleMinisters’ row means abortion law may miss summer deadline
Enda Kenny says he would like the laws enacted before the Dáil’s summer break, but he cannot guarantee it.
View ArticleExplainer: A crash course on how the abortion proposals will become law
So – we now have a draft ‘heads of bill’. Here’s what happens as the Government tries to turn it into law.
View ArticleRabbitte would support fatal foetal abnormality clause in abortion bill
Pat Rabbitte has become the first cabinet minister to openly support allowing abortion where there is no prospect of survival.
View ArticleTDs to hold first debates on new abortion bill today
The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill gets its first outing in the Dáil this afternoon, before votes next week.
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