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# abortion - Sunday 5 May, 2013

Knock

In pictures: Pro-life Knock vigil for mothers and unborn babies

05/05/13 13,377 Views 254 Comments

The Catholic church has strongly criticised the plans and threatened the ex-communication of TDs who voted in favour of the bill.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

05/05/13 11,030 Views 13 Comments

Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Sunday morning.

Abortion

Revealed: The three independent TDs voting against abortion proposals

05/05/13 14,792 Views 206 Comments

Responding to queries from TheJournal.ie this week, seven independent TDs confirmed their support for the bill with five still undecided.

# abortion - Saturday 4 May, 2013

You Told Us

Top readers’ comments of the week

04/05/13 8,905 Views 40 Comments

Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?

# abortion - Friday 3 May, 2013

Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added Daft Punk on piano

03/05/13 8,664 Views 1 Comment

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

03/05/13 7,082 Views 8 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

History Repeating?

Flashback: Pro-life and pro-choice campaigners clash in 1992

03/05/13 7,544 Views 101 Comments

Photocall Ireland has dug out this photo from the archives showing how abortion has remained divisive over the decades.

Abortion

Bishops call for political campaign against proposed new abortion law

03/05/13 9,687 Views 294 Comments

Ireland’s Catholic bishops say the proposed abortion bill marks a “dramatic and morally unacceptable change” in Irish law.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

03/05/13 9,825 Views 8 Comments

Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Friday morning.

# abortion - Thursday 2 May, 2013

Abortion

Medical Terminations: ‘Ours is a very specific, heartbreaking and clear-cut case’

02/05/13 17,142 Views 145 Comments

Sarah Moylan shares her story of the devastating loss of a much-wanted baby girl.

Opinion

Column: I’m a pro-choice TD and I’ve never pretended to be anything else

02/05/13 9,460 Views 78 Comments

Labour TD Anne Ferris says a Sunday Independent article ‘revealing’ her beliefs about abortion is irrelevant because she has gone on public record expressing her pro-choice beliefs.

Abortion

Labour TD says newspaper ‘sting’ job on abortion beliefs was intended to mislead

02/05/13 7,587 Views 46 Comments

A Sunday newspaper published transcripts from taped conversations between Anne Ferris and another Labour TD regarding their views on abortion legislation – but Ferris says the supposed ‘sting’ adds nothing new to her public position on the matter.

Kick To Touch

No decision from Fianna Fáil on abortion vote

02/05/13 4,459 Views 38 Comments

Following an afternoon meeting, the party said it would not make a decision on legislative proposals.

Abortion

‘Professional experts’ only to be called for hearings on abortion bill

02/05/13 4,264 Views 12 Comments

The Oireachtas Health Committee will hold three days of public hearings on the Heads of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013.

Abortion

Fianna Fáil to discuss abortion bill after lengthy Fine Gael meeting

02/05/13 3,866 Views 70 Comments

Fine Gael’s weekly parliamentary party meeting saw over five hours of intense discussion on the draft abortion bill.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

02/05/13 9,153 Views 3 Comments

Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Thursday morning.

Leinster House

Oireachtas agenda: Changing council rents and scrapping VECs

02/05/13 5,310 Views 4 Comments

Laws to merge and rationalise Ireland’s VEC sector will be among those polished off in Leinster House today.

Abortion

Irish abortion bill ‘worse than Britain’s 1967 Act’

02/05/13 10,579 Views 162 Comments

Anti-abortion group SPUC says the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill could lead to widespread abortion.

Opinion

Column: Legislators colluded against women but abortion law provides clarity

02/05/13 4,654 Views 54 Comments

Irish women have been denied their constitutional right to adequate maternal healthcare but the new draft law changes that, argues Labour TD Ciara Conway.

Abortion

Committee to decide if advocacy groups should attend abortion law hearings

02/05/13 3,711 Views 7 Comments

Public hearings on the draft of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 are likely to take place later this month.

# abortion - Wednesday 1 May, 2013

Opinion

Analysis: Draft abortion law has gaps which require clarification

01/05/13 5,666 Views 57 Comments

The new law is a draft and some important issues raised by its publication need clarification, write law experts Jennifer Schweppe and Dr Eimear Spain.

Abortion

Mathews apologises for “clumsy sentence” on Vincent Browne show

01/05/13 22,657 Views 86 Comments

Mathews had made controversial comments during Tonight with Vincent Browne earlier this week.

Abortion

Pro-life groups: ‘Proposals go too far’; Pro-choice: ‘Bill doesn’t go far enough’

01/05/13 8,412 Views 121 Comments

It’s not often that Clare Daly and Youth Defence are in agreement…

No Way Out

‘No conscientious objection’ for Fine Gael TDs on abortion bill, says Kenny

01/05/13 6,114 Views 128 Comments

Whether they are doctors or legislators, “conscience objection doesn’t absolve people from responsibility.”

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Poll: How do you feel about the contents of the abortion bill?

01/05/13 10,373 Views 190 Comments

The bill was published last night after much discussion – are you happy with the terms laid out in the bill?

Abortion

Taoiseach says new abortion rules just offer clarity and ‘won’t change law’

01/05/13 2,843 Views 28 Comments

“It will cover existing constitutional rights only… it will not create any new rights,” the Taoiseach said.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

01/05/13 9,628 Views 16 Comments

Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Wednesday morning.

X To A To B To C

Explainer: A crash course on how the abortion proposals will become law

01/05/13 7,017 Views 57 Comments

So – we now have a draft ‘heads of bill’. Here’s what happens as the Government tries to turn it into law.

X Case

What the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 contains

01/05/13 28,230 Views 390 Comments

Government said that the bill would provide “legal clarity for the medical profession”.

# abortion - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added flirty (but ultimately disappointed) rhino

30/04/13 6,901 Views No Comments

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

Murder

Jury begins deliberating in US abortion doctor trial

30/04/13 6,244 Views No Comments

Kermit Gosnell faces 258 charges, including five murder counts.

Opinion

Column: Here’s a win for all sides in the abortion debate

30/04/13 15,555 Views 152 Comments

The 8th amendment, which protects the right to life of the unborn, is loved and hated in equal measure by both pro-life and pro-choice campaigners, writes Jane Horgan-Jones. It’s time to have a referendum on it.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

30/04/13 5,612 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock..

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Abortion

Taoiseach hopes draft abortion legislation can be published this evening

30/04/13 4,334 Views 126 Comments

Enda Kenny was speaking in the Dáil this afternoon after the Cabinet had earlier suspended its meeting without agreement on a draft abortion law.

Abortion

Cabinet meeting suspended without agreement over abortion laws

30/04/13 3,823 Views 44 Comments

Ministers have dispersed after a lengthy all-morning meeting and will reconvene at 5:30pm to try and hammer out a deal.

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PICS: Cabinet meets protester on way into crucial meeting on abortion

30/04/13 6,383 Views 29 Comments

Some awkward glances at protester Eamon Reid as members of the Cabinet arrived at Government Buildings this morning.

Abortion

Cabinet expected to approve draft abortion legislation today

30/04/13 4,047 Views 98 Comments

Coalition partners Fine Gael and Labour are due to set out conditions under which abortions can be legally carried out in Ireland.

# abortion - Monday 29 April, 2013

Abortion

Gerry Adams: ‘Sinn Féin is not a pro-abortion party’

29/04/13 7,484 Views 270 Comments

The Sinn Féin president has called on the government to publish proposed legislation dealing with the X Case.

Abortion

Fine Gael TD insists he won’t support suicide clause in abortion law

29/04/13 6,118 Views 123 Comments

Brian Walsh says the Oireachtas hearings found abortion cannot treat suicidal ideation – and won’t allow it be included.

# abortion - Sunday 28 April, 2013

Evening Fix

The Evening Fix… now with added Barack Obama playing Daniel Day-Lewis

28/04/13 8,169 Views 4 Comments

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