No information on patient’s identity or reason for seeking abortion will be gathered
Ellen Coyne
Tue Aug 05 2025
The age, number of previous pregnancies, form of contraception and gestation of women who access abortion services in Irish hospitals is to be collected by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for the first time.
The National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) is running a pilot system designed to collect more information about termination-of-pregnancy health services in Irish maternity hospitals.