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What the Eighth Amendment Committee heard and the recommendations it made
14 Apr 2018
21.4k
135
TDs and Senators vote in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment
13 Dec 2017
67.9k
344
'Only seven maternity hospitals offer all women access to anomaly scans'
30 Nov 2017
26.0k
179
'A woman is responsible for her own choice, ultimately she has to make the decision'
23 Nov 2017
24.0k
203
'70% of Irish women who have abortions in the UK are in relationships and nearly half are already mothers'
22 Nov 2017
39.1k
214
'Women from all walks of life and from every county in Ireland travel for abortion'
15 Nov 2017
23.3k
203
'In an ideal world abortion would never be needed, but we can't wish it away'
8 Nov 2017
29.5k
190
'We signed for our baby's remains like an Amazon delivery, it haunted us'
25 Oct 2017
45.2k
216
'The Eighth has caused endless problems, you need to legislate'
18 Oct 2017
43.1k
239
'These are the cases that keep us up at night' - GPs tell politicians about crisis pregnancy
12 Oct 2017
17.0k
40
Dr Rhona Mahony tells Eighth Committee: 'We must address the criminalisation of medical care'
11 Oct 2017
25.3k
34
'Abortion on demand' or 'requesting healthcare'? Eighth Committee debates human rights
4 Oct 2017
17.9k
243
'The assembly has the advantage of not having to address constituents': Politicians discuss abortion
27 Sep 2017
15.7k
129
'Fair, balanced, impartial': Chair defends Citizens' Assembly at Oireachtas abortion committee
20 Sep 2017
19.7k
83