During Covid pandemic, women seeking abortions did not need to visit GP in person
Sarah Burns
Sat Nov 12 2022
An anti-abortion campaign has described plans to continue remote consultations for women seeking access to abortion care in the State as “extremely reckless”.
Women seeking an abortion during the coronavirus pandemic did not need to visit a GP in person, but this measure was due to lapse following the end of Covid 19 travel restrictions.
Poll shows 89 per cent favour women being given details on alternatives to abortion
Tue, Nov 23, 2021
Patsy McGarry
Anti-abortion campaigners have called on the Government to make changes to Ireland’s abortion laws, three years after they were introduced following the referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
The Pro Life Campaign staged an event on Tuesday outside Leinster House to launch ‘Ireland’s Abortion Law: End the Silence’, which focuses on the Government’s three year review of abortion legislation.
The report shows the vast majority of abortions were carried out in early pregnancies
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
Jade Wilson
A total of 6,577 abortions were carried out last year, which is a slight decrease on the first year of the service 2019, official Government figures show.
In 2020, the vast majority of terminations – 6,455 – were carried out in early pregnancies of less than 12 weeks, according to the notification report.
Coverage a barrier to accessing services in rural and marginalised areas, study finds
May 24, 2021
Sarah Burns
Only one in 10 GPs in the State provide abortion services, according to a paper published by the National Women’s Council.
While GPs providing early medical abortions are “very committed”, coverage remains a significant barrier to accessing services in rural areas and in marginalised communities, it states.
Pro-life group criticises temporary change to abortion services
The previous model of care allowed for two visits to a GP, but now these visits will be remote consultations
Wednesday, 8 Apr 2020
By Ailbhe Conneely, Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
Campaigners against abortion have criticised the Minister for Health for issuing new service guidelines due to the Covid-19 emergency.
Currently, services for termination in early pregnancy require a medical practitioner to examine a pregnant woman before coming to the reasonable opinion that her pregnancy has not exceeded 12 weeks.
Continued: https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0408/1129326-interim-model-sees-abortion-care-take-place-remotely/
Explainer: What could Ireland's abortion exclusion zones look like?
The government aims to have draft legislation in place by the summer.
Feb 23, 2019
FOLLOWING A SERIES of anti-abortion protests since Ireland’s termination of pregnancy legislation came into effect on 1 January, the issue of exclusion zones around clinics and GP practices has become a pressing issue.
On 3 January, two days after abortion services became legal in the state, a group of pro-life protesters picketed a GP practice in Galway.
Day on which abortion services become legal described as ‘historic day’ for Ireland
Department of Health and HSE websites updated to carry details on available services
Jan 1, 2019
Harry McGee Political Corresondent
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was one of many public figures who on Tuesday welcomed the introduction of legal abortion services in Ireland.
Mr Varadkar said January 1st, 2019, would be marked as the day in which “abortion services become legally available in Ireland”.
Survey results split over doctors opposed to abortion
Saturday, 6 Oct 2018
By Sharon Tobin
A survey has found that respondents were split on whether doctors opposed to abortion should be obliged to refer a patient to another doctor who will carry out the procedure.
The poll of 1,000 adults was carried out by Amárach on behalf of The Pro Life Campaign, which is holding its National Conference today.
Continued: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/1006/1001378-abortion-survey/
Abortion: Women nine weeks pregnant may be referred to obstetrician
Minister appeals for colleagues to continue to be ‘constructive not obstructive’ in abortion debate
Thu, Oct 4, 2018
Marie O'Halloran
Women between nine and 12 weeks pregnant seeking an abortion may be referred to a consultant obstetrician, Minister for Health Simon Harris has indicated.
Mr Harris was introducing the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill, which gives effect to the outcome of the abortion referendum when 66 per cent of voters supported abortion. He said TDs were making history in bringing the legislation forward to allow for abortion services in Ireland and repealing the Eighth Amendment after 35 years in the Constitution.
Thousands attend March for Choice as Harris calls for TDs to ‘get on’ with abortion legislation
Over 1,500 Irish women have accessed terminations since referendum, Minister says
Sat, Sep 29, 2018
Colm Keena
All members of the Oireachas regardless of their personal views should engage constructively with the abortion legislation that is to be introduced this Thursday, the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has said.
“Women have waited far too long already,” he said to reporters in Dublin at the outset of the seventh annual “march for choice”, which was attended by approximately 2,000 people, the majority of whom were young women.
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