Rise in seizures of abortion pills ‘shows need to enact vote’
Sean Pollock
November 18 2018
The number of abortion pills seized by the Health and Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has risen by 57% in the last year.
Figures released by the HPRA show that 644 pills were confiscated between January and September. Some 409 pills were seized during the same period last year, and the total for 2017 was 487.
How do GPs treat women who've taken abortion pills in Ireland?
“They’d be more nervous telling a doctor they don’t know. Oftentimes, they might say they’re miscarrying.”
April 15, 2018
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT around 1,500 abortion pills are used on the island of Ireland each year, or around 5 pills a day.
That figure is based on a study conducted on women in Northern Ireland and the Republic, the number of seizures of abortion pills, and the number of pills ordered by women from online providers.
Continued: https://www.thejournal.ie/gp-patient-3954650-Apr2018/
Here's the number of abortion pills seized in Ireland in the past 10 years
“There is a risk when you buy anything from an unknown source that you simply do not know what you are getting.”
Apr 2, 2018
MORE THAN 6,000 abortion pills have been seized in Ireland over the past 10 years.
The use of abortion pills in Ireland has become a major point in the debate on whether Ireland should liberalise its abortion laws: the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly said that in retrospect it should have spent more time discussing abortion pills.
Because abortion is illegal in Ireland (unless there’s a serious risk to the woman’s life) it’s difficult to get a clear picture of how often abortion pills are ordered online by Irish women from countries where they’re legal.
Continued: http://www.thejournal.ie/abortion-pill-use-in-ireland-3892752-Apr2018/
Number of abortion pills seized by Irish customs declines
Officers confiscated 536 tablets in 2016 compared with 1,107 in 2014
April 24, 2017
Jack Power
The number of abortion pills seized by Irish customs officials has fallen significantly, new figures show.
It is believed, however, that a significant number of women seeking the drugs are now ordering online and collecting them from Northern Irish addresses.
Nearly 550 pills were seized last year, according to figures from the Health Products Regulatory Authority, down from 850 in 2015 and 1,107 pills in 2014.
Continued at link: Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/number-of-abortion-pills-seized-by-irish-customs-declines-1.3059156
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