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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 even ...

21 Sept 2021 at 13:26

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UK govt takes further action in bid to deliver Northern Ireland abortion services

The UK Government has taken further legislative action in a bid to ensure the full delivery of abortion services in Northern Ireland. Abortion laws in the region were liberalised in 2019 following laws passed by Westminster at a time when the ...

19 May 2022 at 16:23

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Accessible abortion still not a reality in Kilkenny and Carlow - Carlow Cllr

People Before Profit Carlow Cllr Adrienne Wallace co-founded the first Repeal the 8th campaign groups in Kilkenny and Carlow. Four years on from the Repeal referendum she says the current abortion law is creating barriers to accessing ...

07 Aug 2022 at 19:53

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Accessible abortion still not a reality in Kilkenny and Carlow - Carlow Cllr

04 Aug 2022 at 18:53

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Number of Irish women and girls travelling to Great Britain for abortions rising

More than 200 women and girls travelled to Great Britain for abortions last year, an increase compared to 2020, the latest figures show. The figures show that 206 women and girls, with address in the Republic of Ireland, ...

25 Jun 2022 at 12:53

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Carlow-Kilkenny TD hits out at three day waiting period for access to abortion services

Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, has hit out at the current three-day waiting period to access services for the termination of pregnancy. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Funchion said her main issue and ...

07 Jul 2023 at 10:53

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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 ...

25 Jun 2022 at 20:53

‘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 ...

01 May 2022 at 10:53

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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 ...

15 Nov 2022 at 14:03

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'Deplorable' - Church leader condemns plan to commission abortion services in NI

The commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland gives rise to the “most destructive and liberal regime in these islands”, a church leader has said. Rev Trevor Gribben, clerk of the General ...

05 Dec 2022 at 11:47

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Taoiseach says ‘careful consideration’ must be given to review of abortion laws

“Careful consideration” must be given to any proposals to change Ireland’s abortion laws, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris said an independent review of the current laws needed to be treated ...

15 Apr 2024 at 16:16

Around Carlow

Accessible abortion still not a reality in Kilkenny and Carlow - Carlow Cllr

People Before Profit Carlow Cllr Adrienne Wallace co-founded the first Repeal the 8th campaign groups in Kilkenny and Carlow. Four years on from the Repeal referendum she says the current ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:18

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