An abortion debate between ‘two men who will never experience a crisis pregnancy’
Prime Time review: A relatively calm affair that worked hard to maintain balance
Suicide on the rise among mothers in poorer Dublin areas
37 deaths by suspected suicide in Dublin South-Central in 2017; 50% were women
Psychiatrists against abortion on ‘spurious’ mental health grounds
Open letter from clinicians states reason for the majority of abortions is socio-economic
Legislating for abortion in rape cases very tricky, says expert
NUIG law lecturer raises prospect of constitutional obstacles to any such legislation
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act is ‘unworkable’
Psychiatrists say Act leaves it to them to make Irish society’s decisions on abortion
State must not decide on individual sexual health, says rights expert
Zeid bin Ra’ad warns of huge impact of State decisions on people’s reproductive rights
Accessing abortion is a ‘lottery’ under Irish rules - psychiatrist
Prof Veronica O’Keane says abortion not guaranteed even in cases where woman or girl may be eligible
Concept of ‘family values’ undermines women’s rights – UN
Reproductive rights of women must be protected, UN health expert tells Dublin congress
“You cannot separate out the issue of having no reproductive rights from a woman’s mental health”
Women’s mental health in the spotlight as global forum comes to Dublin
Pre-baby blues: facing depression during pregnancy
Anxiety and pressure can prove too much, with many unaware of antenatal depression
Irish pregnant women have highest rates of depression in OECD
One in six women ‘are at probable risk of depression’, Trinity antenatal study finds
Plea for admission to psychiatric facility, Coroner’s Court hears
Postmortem unable to establish the cause of death
Anti-choice psychiatrists undermine abortion law
Opinion: A society that aspires to be humane must recognise the reality of human difficulties
Abortion Bill risks normalising suicide, says leading psychiatrist
Prof Kevin Malone warns of sending wrong signal to vulnerable young men
Abortion legislation is most likely to apply to pregnant teenage girls in care, psychiatrist says
Consultant psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane says a patient’s GP should make the recommendation for an abortion and one psychiatrist should assess the suicidal risk
‘No question’ of late terminations, says hospital master
Dr Mahony says Bill requires doctors to do everything they can to save a baby’s life
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