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'Two-tier system' means couples still forced to travel for termination after severe foetal diagnoses
The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.
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The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.
‘Would it be too much for No side and the Yes side to come together and use their powers and money to bring positive change that will help and support the people of Ireland?’ asks Denise Coakley.
Members of the Termination For Medical Reasons (TFMR) have spoken to reporters this afternoon.
Gerry Edwards, chairperson of TFMR Ireland, on the pain and courage inherent in using a personal bereavement in a very public battle.
Amanda Mellet was told the child she was carrying would die in the womb or shortly after birth.
I never knew all the things that could go wrong with a pregnancy… until they happened. Life can throw your dreams upside down.
Delegates spoke passionately both in favour of and against the motion.
“I’m very conscious that I was an unwanted pregnancy.”
A change in the law could help to establish a culture where a ‘choice’ soon becomes an expectation.
We’re relatively unique in terms of developed countries.
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.
“Our journey – so cruel – has not ended for us.”
A bill proposed by Clare Daly will go before the Dáil on Tuesday.
The People Before Profit TD has recounted his own personal tragedy during a Dáil debate on abortion.
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.
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.
Ireland faced a second day of questioning at UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.
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.
Niamh, a young woman of 23, was told at the 11-week mark of her pregnancy that her baby would not survive past birth. She will travel for a termination this weekend.
Siobhán Whelan says that she will “never forget” how she had to travel to the UK to have an abortion after she was told her baby would die at birth.
Ireland will have to defend its current practice in front of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
The Centre for Reproductive Rights and Termination for Medical Reasons Ireland (TFMR) hope the government will be encouraged to be proactive on the petition they have filed with the United Nations.
Watch some of the women from Terminations for Medical Reasons share their stories about travelling abroad for treatment.
Terminations for Medical Reasons (TFMR) and the Centre for Reproductive Rights believe there have been human rights violations.
The amendment tabled by WUAG TD Seamus Healy was defeated at committee stage tonight.
If the amendment to allow for terminations for medical reasons fails, a cross-party group have said they will bring a new Bill dealing with the issue after summer recess.
The Termination for Medical Reasons group submitted the amendment to Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett earlier this week.
During a meeting at Leinster House this afternoon, two TDs revealed they had children who were “incompatible with life”.
TFMR will gather at Leinster House this afternoon.
Read the full text of a letter to a TD from a mother whose daughter had to travel to Liverpool for a termination.
Sarah Moylan shares her story of the devastating loss of a much-wanted baby girl.
TFMR Ireland said that it is upset that, despite numerous requests, it has has not been invited to take part in this week’s Oireachtas committee hearings on abortion legislation in Ireland.