375 women travelled from Ireland to UK for abortions in 2019 - an 87% decrease on 2018
More than 1,000 females travelled from Northern Ireland to England or Wales for an abortion last year.
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More than 1,000 females travelled from Northern Ireland to England or Wales for an abortion last year.
Eight in 10 women and over seven in 10 men support the measure, according to a new opinion poll.
The British government has assumed responsibility for introducing regulations to provide access to abortion by next April.
An external review is due to be carried out into the circumstances around the abortion.
The review is expected to be carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Britain.
Services are expected to begin from 1 January.
The evidence was given in a court case taking place in Northern Ireland.
Dr Boylan was an active repeal activist during the recent referendum campaign.
This was the seventh annual March for Choice and the first since the Eighth Amendment was removed from the Constitution.
The NAGP passed a series of motions after an emergency meeting today following the result of the referendum.
We take a look at a recent claim made about this.
Parents of women who had received a fatal foetal diagnosis and travelled to the UK for a termination shared their stories today.
Things need to change in Ireland though; I don’t want any other people to have to go through what we did.
The use of abortion pills and pregnancy as a result of rape impacted the decision.
It depends on a number of factors, including how far along the pregnancy is.
“Termination was the only option,” said Workplace Relations Commissioner adjudication officer Penelope McGrath.
The government wants terminations to be a ‘GP-led’ service.
Louise O’Reilly said the motion to allow unrestricted access to a termination up to 12 weeks went “slightly beyond party policy”.
Representatives from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and support group One Day More addressed the Eighth Amendment Committee today.
The Assembly said terminations should be allowed without restriction up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
The results of the ballot were announced this afternoon.
Marie Stopes International had to restrict some of its services in October this year due to the concerns.
The decision led to the termination of a potentially viable embryo.
Amanda Mellet was told the child she was carrying would die in the womb or shortly after birth.
Patrick Jameson repeated claims about abortion causing breast cancer.
The bill is being tabled by Mick Wallace and is under discussion by Cabinet today.
She bought the pills online as she failed to raise enough money to travel to England for a termination.
Fears that this would happen have been proven unfounded.
The veteran broadcaster has spoken of the challenges he faced while reporting on abortion in the United Kingdom.
The authorities’ handling of the case sparked outrage.
I never knew all the things that could go wrong with a pregnancy… until they happened. Life can throw your dreams upside down.
The poll was carried out on 1,200 adults last Monday and Tuesday.
Reports this morning claimed that Department of Health officials intervened in the case, objecting to the legal action being taken.
Her husband, Praveen, had not been informed of the disciplinary action.
Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital said there is no cap on the number of Irish women they will treat.
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.
Ireland faced a second day of questioning at UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.
Draft legislation published by the Spanish government would make access to abortion more restricted in the country, with groups saying it will force women to go abroad for terminations.
A study in the UK shows that women who request a termination are six times more likely to experience domestic violence than women who attended antenatal clinics.