Ireland – ‘Doctors divided as HSE rushes to tick boxes on abortion’

Maeve Sheehan: 'Doctors divided as HSE rushes to tick boxes on abortion'
Pressure is mounting for the January 1 start date for termination services to be put back

Maeve Sheehan
December 9 2018

There are 22 days to go before the roll-out of abortion services on January 1. It should be a historic occasion when the overwhelming support shown by Irish voters for a woman's right to choose becomes reality.

But as the deadline looms, disquiet among some doctors that it is ambitious to the point of being unsafe has grown louder.

Continued: https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/maeve-sheehan-doctors-divided-as-hse-rushes-to-tick-boxes-on-abortion-37607881.html

IReland – Simon Harris warns TDs against attempting to ‘frustrate or delay’ abortion bill

Simon Harris warns TDs against attempting to ‘frustrate or delay’ abortion bill

Monday, November 12, 2018
By Elaine Loughlin, Political Correspondent

The Health Minister has sent a clear warning to TDs who intend to use tactics to delay abortion legislation when it comes back before the Dáil.

Simon Harris has set down an extremely tight time-frame to get the legislation through the Oireachtas before Christmas and to get doctors on board with providing termination services from the start of January.

Continued: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/simon-harris-warns-tds-against-attempting-to-frustrate-or-delay-abortion-bill-884779.html