Not all ‘confirmed’ hospitals ready to provide abortion service
HSE warns hospitals not to restrict services to women from their catchment area
Jan 3, 2019
Paul Cullen
The number of hospitals providing abortions is lower than the nine officially announced in the run-up to the introduction of the service.
Of the maternity units in the State, nine were “confirmed” as being ready to provide the service, Government sources told journalists before Christmas. Another 10 were not ready.