Free contraception for women aged 17-25 ‘a good first step’ – sexual health groups
National Women’s Council of Ireland describes move as ‘really welcome development’
Almost 200 women and girls travelled to Britain for abortions in 2020
Majority sought abortions due to risk pregnancy posed to health of woman
Over 90% of women who accessed early abortion service did not require hospital visit
Almost half of women who presented at IFPA service were mothers; more than half were in their 20s
Covid restrictions make it difficult for Irish women seeking abortions to travel
Number travelling for abortions halved in first six months compared with 2019
Last year 375 women from Republic had abortions in England and Wales
Call for new government to ensure review of abortion law focuses on enhancing access
Less than 15% of GPs sign up to provide abortion services
Doctors providing new service have overwhemingly positive view
Why do Irish women still have to pay for birth control?
Women can now access abortion services, but for many the most highly effective methods to prevent pregnancy are just too costly
Irish Family Planning Association to provide abortion services from January 7th
Referral pathway must be finalised by HSE before service can begin, says medical director
Why contraception isn’t just about condoms and the pill
Family planning experts believe long-acting, reversible contraceptives, such as implants and coils, are much more effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy
Declan Flynn ‘queer-bashing’ murder ‘still very raw’ 36 years on
Family want public to know more of Dubliner’s life than its ending in Fairview Park
Result of sex education deficit seen daily in pregnancy counselling centres
TDs and Senators cautioned not to assume Catholic parents want ‘Catholic sex education’
Plan to draw up clinical guidelines to introduce abortion services
GP bodies and medical groups will be involved in consultation process, says Minister
Abortion referendum: Yes secures landslide victory
Government hopes legislation on abortion will be implemented by the end of the year
DCU students protest over 27% rent hike
Students’ Union warns rent increases will result in students dropping out from college
What is the situation with abortion in Ireland?
Orders for pills to end pregancy rise as number going to UK for terminations drops
DCU to provide app to students and staff to boost campus safety
University says service, which tracks users’ location, does not compromise privacy
HSE: Tackling rogue pregnancy agencies is constant battle
Oireachtas committee hears how agencies use Google adverts to appear high up in results
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Former college newspaper editor considers what you should look out for
A third of Irish adults have used ‘withdrawal method’ as contraception
IFPA survey finds one in four women have experienced crisis pregnancy in past
Numbers travelling to Britain for abortion fall to 1980 level
Records show women with Republic address at clinics in England and Wales at nine a day
Dáil under pressure to act on abortion after assembly vote
TDs unlikely to liberalise laws to extent proposed by Citizens’ Assembly, say sources
Citizens’ Assembly backs abortion rights in wide range of circumstances
Two-thirds (64%) of participants support no restrictions on abortion under term limits
Breda O’Brien: Foreign funding buys undemocratic influence
The recent revelations regarding Glen’s financial governance mask a bigger problem
Ireland questioned on human rights of sex workers by UN
Institutional abuse and traveller ethnicity among issues raised by UN committee
Women who take abortion pills ‘should not be reported’
Rights groups call for guidelines for healthcare professionals on medication
Claims group ‘selling’ organs from aborted foetuses investigated
McGrath calls on IFPA to distance itself from Planned Parenthood group after video
Ireland urged to heed UN’s ‘strong message’ on austerity
Emily Logan says response to crisis disproportionately focused on spending cuts
Increase in number of Irish travelling to UK for abortions
Figures show 3,735 women with Irish addresses travelled to UK for abortions in 2014
Increase in number of older women seeking crisis pregnancy counselling
Irish Family Planning Association sees 50 women aged over 44 in 12-month period
A snip in time: celebrating World Vasectomy Day
Male contraception proving to be a cut above the rest
Psychiatrist says abortion law can be improved by amendment
HSE to publish terms of reference for review into care of woman who sought termination
Agencies say protocols must be issued to counsellors
Warning that women in crisis may not get appropriate services in time
HSE told of abortion case concerns in May
IFPA and Department of Justice say they will co-operate fully with inquiry
They said they could not do an abortion. I said, ‘You can leave me now to die. I don’t want to live in this world anymore’
The woman refused an abortion says she was raped but did not know she was pregnant until she arrived in Ireland
State must respond to UN committee’s concerns
‘Long past time for safe and legal abortion services to be made available’
More than 3,500 women from Ireland had UK abortion
Terminations carried out in Britain on foreign women at lowest level since 1969
Abortion couple ‘felt abandoned’ by health system
Minister expresses shock over ‘traumatic and dreadful’ death
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