# Abortion

Last week

28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

# Abortion

Despite a free vote, no FF TDs and just one FG TD voted in favour of PBP's abortion bill

The spotlight will be on the soldiers of destiny as to whether they have learned lessons from the past.

12.2k

Jun 1st 2023, 2:46 PM

# Abortion

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.

8.6k

Jun 1st 2023, 12:07 PM

Last month

May 2023

# Abortion

Ivana Bacik: How abortion campaign went from 'desperately lonely' to 'tremendously positive'

On a political level, there was very little to cling to as an abortion activist in the 80s and 90s, she says, and religion of course played a large part in that.

10.9k

May 27th 2023, 8:00 PM

# Leaders' Questions

'This is a sensitive issue': Tánaiste defends Govt approach in dealing with abortion law review

The abortion law review will go to the Oireachtas Health Committee for further scrutiny.

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May 25th 2023, 7:48 PM

# 8th amendment

The long road to Repeal, a timeline of abortion law in Ireland

Looking back at the key moments in Ireland’s abortion law history that brought us to where we are today.

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May 25th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Abortion

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.

11.6k

May 24th 2023, 12:05 AM

# abortion laws

Holly Cairns: 'Our healthcare shouldn't be informed by Leo saying he feels uncomfortable'

The SocDems leader says Ireland is still exporting the care of some pregnant women.

26.6k

May 20th 2023, 10:00 AM

April

April 2023

# Abortion Rights

US Republicans fret over abortion as states balk at bans

Reproductive rights are set to take center stage in the 2024 election in the US.

16.6k

Apr 29th 2023, 8:19 AM

# Healthcare

Five years on: First review of Ireland's abortion laws recommends significant changes

The review recommends 10 changes to current legislation and 60 operational changes in relation to termination services and laws.

The review recommends that the required three-day waiting period to access a termination should no longer be mandatory and should instead be at the woman's own discretion.

It also found that there is an "uneven geographic coverage" of service providers across the country, which requires some women to travel for longer periods at significant cost.

Cabinet has agreed to refer the recommendations to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health for consideration.

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Apr 26th 2023, 3:54 PM

# mifepristone

US Supreme Court preserves women's access to abortion drug

The drug has been approved for use in the US since 2000.

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Apr 22nd 2023, 7:22 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Varadkar 'reluctant' to make changes after review of state's abortion laws seeks end to three-day wait

A report by

Christina Finn

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday on the report’s recommendations.

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Updated

Apr 21st 2023, 10:00 PM

# Abortion Rights

US Supreme Court to deliver ruling on abortion pill access

Mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 and accounts for more than half of all abortions in the US.

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Apr 21st 2023, 7:52 AM

# summer 2023

Govt summer priorities: Renters' rights, safe access zones, vaping rules and late-night pubs

A new pension system and a ban on conversion therapy are other issues to be addressed.

10.0k

Apr 20th 2023, 12:17 PM

# Abortion Rights

Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs bill banning abortion after six weeks

The state’s Republican-dominated legislature passed the text hours earlier with 70 votes to 40.

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Apr 14th 2023, 7:24 AM

# reproductive rights

US Justice Dept takes abortion pill fight to Supreme Court

Late last night, the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said mifepristone should remain available for now.

10.5k

Updated

Apr 13th 2023, 5:15 PM

# Abortion Rights

Access to abortion pill in the US plunged into uncertainty following conflicting rulings

Two separate rulings were issued just minutes apart by federal judges in Texas and Washington.

14.6k

Apr 8th 2023, 10:40 AM

# Health

Review of abortion services to go to Cabinet in coming weeks

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the review was ‘about improving access to services’.

9.8k

Apr 4th 2023, 6:19 PM

This year

2023

# Abortion

'Enormous burden': Labour call for removal of wait period for abortion care

Labour Senator Annie Hoey said women are “more than able” to make their own decisions around abortion.

10.0k

Mar 29th 2023, 2:12 PM

# USA

Five women sue the state of Texas after they were denied abortions

The women all wanted to carry their pregnancies to term but discovered they were not viable.

10.7k

Mar 7th 2023, 9:00 PM

# Abortion

Still no timeline for safe access zone bill, deemed a 'priority' by Government in 2021

The legislation was meant to be published last March.

6.4k

Jan 18th 2023, 5:51 PM

Last year

2022

# Northern Ireland

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.

5.9k

Dec 2nd 2022, 4:47 PM

# House Of Commons

Abortion services ‘will be commissioned in Northern Ireland’, UK minister tells MPs

A Labour MP urged the UK Government to act, warning that for three years ‘abortion might be legal, it is not accessible’.

7.7k

Nov 29th 2022, 8:23 PM

# Abortion

Judge overturns US state of Georgia’s ban on abortion after six weeks

Judge McBurney’s ruling came in a lawsuit that sought to strike down the ban on multiple grounds.

18.4k

Nov 15th 2022, 10:09 PM

# US Midterms

Abortion on the ballot: Three US states vote to strengthen abortion rights

The states of Montana, Kentucky, California, Michigan and Vermont were all asked to vote on their state’s current abortion rules.

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Nov 9th 2022, 8:25 PM

# safe access zones

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.

15.1k

Updated

Nov 9th 2022, 1:34 PM

# Abortion

Anti-abortion group to launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legislation

The UK Government is set to step in to introduce full abortion services in Northern Ireland.

6.1k

Nov 7th 2022, 3:16 PM

Voices

Opinion: We've tracked Ireland's road to repeal - it would be foolish to believe the struggle is over

Therese Caherty and Pauline Conroy, alongside photographer Derek Speirs, are the editors of a new book about Ireland’s road to repeal – here they take us through their work on it.

12.0k

Oct 22nd 2022, 8:00 PM

# Abortion

Less than half of adults in Northern Ireland realise abortion is lawful in region

Only 10% of women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion, according to a new poll.

6.4k

Oct 21st 2022, 6:15 AM

# Abortion in Ireland

Ten years after Savita's death, abortion rights campaigners say the fight must go on

The march is set to take place on 29 October.

6.8k

Oct 18th 2022, 1:16 PM

Voices

Ruth Coppinger: Savita 10 years on - why we need a permanent memorial

Maternity care must change forever in this country so we never see another case like Savita’s, writes Coppinger.

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Oct 14th 2022, 9:08 AM

# commemoration

March planned to remember Savita on the 10-year anniversary of her death

Savita Halappanavar died in October 2012, and her tragic death led to a raft of investigations and an outcry across Ireland.

10.0k

Oct 14th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Roe v Wade

White House blasts near-complete ban on abortion in Arizona

The only exemption to the ban is if the woman’s life is in jeopardy.

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Sep 24th 2022, 3:30 PM

# Abortion

More US states ban abortion as Democrats push back

Another dozen states are expected to follow suit with their own restrictions.

18.1k

Aug 26th 2022, 9:25 AM

# Abortion

White House calls Indiana abortion ban 'devastating'

The ban takes effect on September 15.

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Aug 6th 2022, 5:42 PM

# Roe v Wade

US Justice Department sues Idaho over near-total abortion ban set to take effect this month

It is the Biden administration’s first litigation since the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe V Wade ruling in June.

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Aug 2nd 2022, 9:19 PM

# Roe v Wade

Kansas puts abortion rights on the ballot in test case for US

Advocates look nervously to neighboring Oklahoma and Missouri which have implemented near-total bans.

26.0k

Jul 31st 2022, 6:31 PM

Voices

Stephen Donnelly: The intimidation of women seeking abortion services will soon be illegal

The health minister outlines new legislation agreed by Cabinet today for safe access zones outside abortion providers.

17.2k

Jul 27th 2022, 5:50 PM

# Human Rights

UN rights watchdog warns Ireland over abortion wait period and women travelling abroad for care

The Committee has called for the Government to remove barriers for women seeking access to abortion services.

8.8k

Jul 27th 2022, 3:42 PM

# exclusion zones

Plans to legislate for safe access zones outside abortion providers approved by Government

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly committed to seeing the Bill drafted “as quickly as possible so it can be introduced to the Oireachtas”.

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Jul 27th 2022, 12:19 PM

# Healthcare

Official abortion figures for 2021 ‘substantially lower’ than number of terminations carried out

GPs and medics have been asked to review their records.

13.3k

Jul 14th 2022, 8:24 AM