Peadar Tóibín tells Dáil that family at centre of Holles Street termination case believe it was an "illegal abortion"
Tóibín was speaking to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar under Dáil privilege today.
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Tóibín was speaking to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar under Dáil privilege today.
An external review is due to be carried out into the circumstances around the abortion.
The government’s legal advice and the position of the courts on the Eighth Amendment have tied the hands of legislators in the past.
The public will vote on repealing the Eighth Amendment next year.
How many more girls are our government prepared to abuse while they delay a referendum on the Eighth Amendment, asks Gerry Edwards.
A caller into the Dublin Talks show was also said to have “made allusions to her complicity in what he considered to be murder”.
They say that their child has been diagnosed with Edwards syndrome, which could mean their child will only live for minutes or hours.
An Irish couple who are expecting a baby, and who received a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality, write about their ordeal for TheJournal.ie.
It was defeated by 95 votes to 45.
“I do not want to terminate my baby’s life but he does not have one.”
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Fine Gael’s Kate O’Connell was speaking before the Dáil this evening.
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck attempts to resolve an argument over abortion facts on Tonight with Vincent Browne last night.
Michelle and Vin Manley spent three hours with their son before he died – but they say there’s no right decision for couples faced with the same decision as they were.
While over 90% of abortions in England are performed in the first trimester of pregnancy, fatal foetal abnormalities and pregnancies resulting from sexual violence are often the exception.
Arlette Lyons writes about her experience of having to travel to Liverpool to have a termination when she found out her baby had no chance of survival.
The Senator said that there are babies with “life-limiting conditions”.
“It does not protect morals to export the problem to another jurisdiction and then turn a blind eye.”
The couple decided to highlight their story as part of Amnesty International’s campaign to decriminalise abortion in Ireland.
Labour has denied there is any connection between Michael McNamara’s removal from the health committee and his attempt to hold hearings on abortion.
I never knew all the things that could go wrong with a pregnancy… until they happened. Life can throw your dreams upside down.
Michael McNamara’s not having a great week.
The People Before Profit TD recounted his own personal tragedy in a Dáil debate in February.
A change in the law could help to establish a culture where a ‘choice’ soon becomes an expectation.
81% of respondents to a recent poll indicated they wanted abortion allowed in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. Yet 88% of TDs abstained or voted no on the issue.
The Dáil has voted to reject a bill providing for abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.
The precedent set by the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act would see a raped woman questioned, put on trial, and forced to relive the worst experiences of her life.
A bill proposed by Clare Daly will go before the Dáil on Tuesday.
However, the Health Minister said he would be advocating for Fine Gael to campaign for an abortion referendum in the next election.
The government will vote against a bill from TD Clare Daly on termination for medical reasons.
TDs are once again being asked to legislate for terminations for medical reasons.
A poll this week found most Irish people favoured legalising abortion “where the foetus will not be born alive” – but that question is misleading, writes Niamh Ui Bhriain.
There have been reports that Irish women have had to wait for up to a month for an appointment.
The Tánaiste is also in favour of repealing the 8th Amendment.
Enshrined into law and sanctioned in social service provision is this attitude: women in Ireland are vessels to be filled and emptied at men’s discretion.
Do people campaign against families faced with the heartbreaking decision to turn off the life support machine of a loved one? Cases of fatal foetal abnormality are precisely the same.
I noticed the consultant becoming quieter and more serious. ‘Have you ever heard of anencephaly?’ he said.
I cried all day at the thought that I would have to go to a clinic in London and endure people throwing holy water and condoms at me because my nation would not help me when I needed it most.