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The protest comes just two weeks after Independent TDs introduced the Medical Treatment Bill 2012 which would legislate for limited access to abortion in Ireland.
In 2010, the European Court of Human Rights found in the A, B, C vs Ireland case that the State had violated the European Convention on Human Rights by not providing abortion procedures in line with the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
An expert group has been set up to look at how the Government can implement this judgement. It is due to report by the end of June.
