NI mum and daughter lose challenge against ban on free abortions in England
The teen cannot be named to protect her identity.
View ArticleSimon 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.
View ArticleBudget dedicates €12m to abortion service roll out
The €12 million figure set out in today’s Budget document is only for the actual service.
View ArticleGPs hit out at 'inappropriate' reports that doctors will receive up to €450...
Reports today suggested that an agreement had been reached over how much doctors would receive for performing terminations.
View ArticleSimon Harris says timeline for abortion services to be available in January...
The health minister has asked politicians to co-operate, and allow for the speedy passage of the legislation.
View ArticleMore than 40 GPs walk out of abortion services meeting
The Irish College of General Practitioners was holding an EGM in Malahide this afternoon.
View ArticleTaoiseach says abortion services may not be available in every hospital in...
Varadkar said he is confident services will be available, but perhaps not in every hospital or clinic.
View ArticleNational Maternity Hospital to begin abortion services on 7 January
There were some concerns in recent weeks that hospitals would not be ready in time.
View ArticleAbortion 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.
View ArticlePro-Life Campaign has 'no plans' to protest outside hospitals or GP services...
The campaign said it will instead focus on details of the bill and assist women in vulnerable situations by offering alternatives to abortion.
View Article'What if someone is 11 weeks now?': Concerns that HSE's abortion helpline...
The HSE says it is working to make the phone line accessible “as soon as possible”.
View ArticleCounsellor registration board to be announced, bringing 'rogue' unplanned...
It could be a number of years before these ‘counsellors’ are outlawed.
View Article'Fear and disappointment': Pro-choice groups pen letter of frustration to...
Rural service provision for abortions is currently sparse, the groups say, with no GPs signed up to the service in some counties.
View ArticleExplainer: What could Ireland's abortion exclusion zones look like?
The government aims to have draft legislation in place by the summer.
View ArticleMy Options web chat to be rolled out after concerns over phone line from...
The new service should be in place by April.
View ArticleTaoiseach says they've run into 'real difficulties' around legislating for...
Varadkar says government needs to ensure they are on solid ground if one is going to restrict the right to protest.
View ArticleHarris says all maternity hospitals 'should be in a position' to offer...
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”.
View ArticleConscientious objection prevents full rollout of abortion services in several...
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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