# contraception - Friday 15 October, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
It was announced this week that the contraceptive pill will be free of charge for women in the 17-25 age cohort.
# Budget 2022
# Budget 2022
Director of the National Women’s Council, Orla O’Connor says while this week’s announcement is welcome, we must move fast to provide universal contraception.
# contraception - Thursday 14 October, 2021
# The Pill
# The Pill
The health minister said the roll out of such a measure would’ve been ‘unthinkable to do in the past’.
# contraception - Tuesday 12 October, 2021
# The Budget
# The Budget
The roll out of free contraception to women aged between 17 and 25 was announced today.
# Women's Health
# Women's Health
Two GP appointments per year relating to contraception will also be free.
# contraception - Tuesday 5 October, 2021
# Budget 2022
# Budget 2022
The roll out of free contraception is key promise in the programme for government.
# contraception - Monday 17 February, 2020
# Andrew Sabisky
# Andrew Sabisky
Andrew Sabisky once suggested enforcing the uptake of contraception to stop unplanned pregnancies “creating a permanent underclass”.
# contraception - Friday 7 February, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Where do the parties stand on issues like maternity and infant services, contraception and IVF?
# contraception - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
# Jason Evert
# Jason Evert
A number of talks by Jason Evert had already been cancelled amid criticism of his stance on homosexuality and other issues.
# contraception - Thursday 5 December, 2019
# Research
# Research
The pill sits in the stomach and dissolves slowly, releasing the hormones required to prevent pregnancy.
# contraception - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
# Free Contraception
# Free Contraception
A recent report recommends that free contraception rollout should target young women first.
# contraception - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
# Hard Pill To Swallow
# Hard Pill To Swallow
Making contraception free for everyone could be “an ineffective use of scarce resources”, a report has found.
# contraception - Monday 7 October, 2019
# Women's Health
# Women's Health
The health minister said women are facing significant costs paying for sanitary products.
# contraception - Monday 12 August, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
The idea is backed by Minister for Health Simon Harris.
# Contraception
# Contraception
Currently,13.5% VAT applies to condoms, but the minister wants this brought down to 0%.
# contraception - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
# Free Contraception
# Free Contraception
A working group on the matter was established by government earlier this year.
# contraception - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
# May Mcgee
# May Mcgee
May McGee’s fight to overturn Ireland’s ban on contraception is the subject of a documentary on RTÉ One this evening.
# contraception - Monday 27 May, 2019
# Birth Defects
# Birth Defects
Taking folic acid every day helps prevent your unborn baby from developing serious and possibly fatal conditions.
# contraception - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
# The Pill
From The Daily Edge
# The Pill
The future is here.
# contraception - Monday 4 March, 2019
# Contraception
# Contraception
The group will examine the extent to which cost is a barrier to accessing reliable methods of contraception in Ireland.
# contraception - Sunday 17 February, 2019
# The Pill
# The Pill
People with outside expertise will sit on the new group, with a chairperson to be appointed shortly.
# contraception - Friday 1 February, 2019
# Male Contraception
# Male Contraception
Previous trials have shown some success
# contraception - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
# Sexual Health
From The Daily Edge
# Sexual Health
And why we should investigate our options first.
# contraception - Saturday 26 January, 2019
# Health Minister
# Health Minister
The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment recommended free contraception for all women.
# contraception - Monday 21 January, 2019
# The Pill
From The Daily Edge
# The Pill
Research shows the break provides no health benefit.
# contraception - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
# Obamacare
# Obamacare
It was estimated that over 70,000 women would be affecting by the repeal of the Obama-era provision.
# contraception - Friday 11 January, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
It was incomprehensible to me that I would ever intentionally harm such a vital part of my body. I’d sooner lose a leg, writes Eric Nolan.
# contraception - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
# Contraception
# Contraception
This condom was more likely to retain its “slipperiness”, researchers found.
# contraception - Thursday 27 September, 2018
# Safe Sex
# Safe Sex
As part of this year’s budget talks, the minister plans to increase the availability of free condoms.
# contraception - Friday 14 September, 2018
# Rollback
# Rollback
Currently they have a VAT rate of 13.5%.
# contraception - Thursday 16 August, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
Fianna Fáil has added to calls to make the pill more freely available.
# contraception - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
# Bishop Of Elphin
# Bishop Of Elphin
Mary Mitchell O’Conner said she agreed with the health minister that religion should not determine health and social policy in Ireland.
# contraception - Wednesday 16 May, 2018
# Free Contraception
# Free Contraception
Consideration is also being given to the extension of the provision of the morning-after pill.
# contraception - Friday 27 April, 2018
# 8th Amendment
From The Daily Edge
# 8th Amendment
To say that people will use it as a contraceptive is to imply that you don’t trust people in general and that they should be punished for mistakes.
# contraception - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# On The Pill
# On The Pill
Doctors say they’re best placed to prescribe contraception, but pharmacists say they can play a key role.
# contraception - Tuesday 27 March, 2018
# Contraception
# Contraception
The minister plans to expand access to barrier contraception.
# contraception - Saturday 10 March, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
It has emerged that proposals are being drawn up to consider the ‘nature and scope’ of free contraception for Irish citizens.
# contraception - Friday 9 March, 2018
# The Pill
# The Pill
Minister Harris said work to consider the costs and other implications is continuing within his department.
# contraception - Friday 2 February, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) says there is a ‘compelling rationale’ for the introduction of free birth control for women.
# contraception - Saturday 6 January, 2018
# DONAL BARRINGTON
# DONAL BARRINGTON
Former Supreme Court justice Donal Barrington died this week at the age of 89.
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