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# abortion laws

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2022
# abortion laws
Florida becomes latest US state to restrict abortion access
The new law, which comes into force on 1 July, reduces the abortion limit from 24 to 15 weeks.
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Charges dropped against Texas woman arrested for murder over abortion
Lizelle Herrera (26) was arrested on April 7, for “intentionally and knowingly [causing] the death of an individual by self-induced abortion”.
All time
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law
The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted 48 hours.
# dublin to dallas
‘We know your fight’: Protesters in Dublin gather to oppose Texan abortion law
The protest took place to coincide with hundreds of similar demonstrations across the US.
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GP who supports No vote rejects Coveney claim that 'there will be no abortion clinics in Ireland'
The Tánaiste asserted in an op-ed that “there will be no abortion clinics in Ireland”.
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Here's what the legislation could look like if the Eighth is repealed
Minister Simon Harris is set to bring the general scheme of legislation to Cabinet tomorrow.
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Eighth Amendment committee to vote on repealing the Eighth today
After the vote, the committee will begin drafting a report on its recommendations.
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"They’re not being listened to but they’re on the streets protesting as well"
The Irish and Polish pro-choice movements are not that different.
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Labour and Sinn Féin want to repeal the 8th, but not everyone is on the same page
Will people lose the party whip over the highly emotive issue?
# complex issue
Fianna Fáil doesn't want to repeal the 8th Amendment
Micheál Martin didn’t respond to our survey, while others had an identical reply.
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National Women's Council calls State refusal of abortion to woman 'barbaric'
The Sunday Independent reports that the woman said she was suicidal.
# fatal foetal abnormality
Northern Ireland's justice minister calls for consultation on changing abortion laws
David Ford said he wants a public consultation into changing abortion laws to allow women carrying babies with fatal foetal abnormalities to have a termination.
# Abortion
Police investigate as woman dies after travelling to UK for abortion
The 32-year-old woman suffered complications in a taxi after the procedure and died in a London hospital shortly afterwards.
# Abortion
Human Rights Commission to submit review of abortion report to Government
The commission will review the Expert Group report and engage with the Committee of the Council of Europe on the issue.
# Abortion
Ireland's abortion laws under UN spotlight
The laws will be looked at during Ireland’s first United Nations universal periodic review, where the country’s human rights record will be assessed.
Voices
Column: Abortion is a reality in Ireland – now we need to legislate for it
Senator Ivana Bacik and her student union colleagues were threatened with jail in 1989 for giving out information on abortion. She argues that public opinion has turned and that the Government must confront reality.
# Abortion
Over 4,400 Irish women travelled to England and Wales for abortions in 2010
New statistics from UK Department of Health show that 12 Irish women a day sought terminations. The European Court of Human Rights ruled last December that the country’s regulation breached a woman’s rights.