What is the situation with abortion in Ireland?
Orders for pills to end pregNancy rise as number going to UK for terminations drops
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Ciarán D'Arcy
Current abortion regime in Ireland
Abortion is currently illegal in Ireland except in situations where a pregnancy poses a threat to the life of the mother, including suicidal ideation.
Of the 25 legal terminations performed in Ireland last year, only one was on the basis of suicidality. Just seven terminations were carried out between 2014 and 2016 under the grounds of suicidal ideation as included in the 2013 Act.
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