Ireland – Review urged over abortion law’s ‘chilling’ threat to medical staff

Review urged over abortion law’s ‘chilling’ threat to medical staff

Niamh Lyons
January 21 2019

A leading obstetrician has said that the government should consider “revisiting” the legislation giving effect to abortion because it has had a “chilling effect” on health professionals.

Professor Louise Kenny was one of the most high-profile voices from the medical profession during Eighth Amendment referendum campaign.

Continued: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-urged-over-abortion-law-s-chilling-threat-to-medical-staff-pdr3p6x8m


Ireland – Abortion: Over 1,000 doctors call for Yes vote in referendum

Abortion: Over 1,000 doctors call for Yes vote in referendum
‘This is not a vote of Yes or No . . . it’s whether we want to make healthcare safe and regulated’

May 12, 2018
Sorcha Pollak

More than one thousand doctors from across Ireland have called for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment, saying repeal will make healthcare “safe and regulated” for Irish women.

The coalition of doctors gathered in Dublin on Saturday to sign a public declaration of their support of a repeal of the Eighth Amendment which will be held on May 25th.

Continued: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/abortion-referendum/abortion-over-1-000-doctors-call-for-yes-vote-in-referendum-1.3493355