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# Eighth Amendment

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'A woman is responsible for her own choice, ultimately she has to make the decision'
23 Nov 2017
24.0k
203
'70% of Irish women who have abortions in the UK are in relationships and nearly half are already mothers'
22 Nov 2017
39.1k
214
'Women from all walks of life and from every county in Ireland travel for abortion'
15 Nov 2017
23.3k
203
'In an ideal world abortion would never be needed, but we can't wish it away'
8 Nov 2017
29.5k
190
'We signed for our baby's remains like an Amazon delivery, it haunted us'
25 Oct 2017
45.2k
216
Psychiatrist pulls out of Eighth Amendment Committee appearance
19 Oct 2017
39.9k
12
'The Eighth has caused endless problems, you need to legislate'
18 Oct 2017
43.1k
214
'These are the cases that keep us up at night' - GPs tell politicians about crisis pregnancy
12 Oct 2017
17.0k
40
Dublin maternity hospital chief says Irish abortion patient died while flying home after termination
12 Oct 2017
33.2k
130
Dr Rhona Mahony tells Eighth Committee: 'We must address the criminalisation of medical care'
11 Oct 2017
25.3k
34
Over half of voters would back a limited liberalisation of Ireland's abortion law
6 Oct 2017
11.6k
166
Over half of people say they'd vote 'to repeal' in a referendum on the Eighth Amendment
2 Oct 2017
15.5k
160
Today's March for Choice comes at a vital time for Ireland's abortion debate
30 Sep 2017
13.7k
188
Everything you need to know about getting involved in tomorrow's March For Choice
29 Sep 2017
4.9k
12
'The assembly has the advantage of not having to address constituents': Politicians discuss abortion
27 Sep 2017
15.7k
129
Poll: Should the Taoiseach make clear his stance on the abortion campaign now?
27 Sep 2017
20.2k
129
You'll be asked to vote in quite a few referendums over the next two years
26 Sep 2017
39.3k
152
'Fair, balanced, impartial': Chair defends Citizens' Assembly at Oireachtas abortion committee
20 Sep 2017
19.7k
83
The Eighth Amendment Committee meets today. Sign up here to get emails to keep you updated
20 Sep 2017
14.1k
117
Taoiseach not sure public would back Citizens' Assembly's stance on abortion
15 Sep 2017
22.6k
302
Children's Minister says Irish women will never have autonomy until the Eighth is repealed
7 Sep 2017
16.0k
275
Bishops have 'constructive' meeting with Varadkar and ministers
31 Aug 2017
14.2k
99
Varadkar says it's 'only a matter of time' before North legalises same-sex marriage
5 Aug 2017
13.0k
127
'Our reproductive health laws have come to the attention of the UN Torture Committee'
Niall Behan
4 Aug 2017
16.7k
179
You'll be voting in quite a few referendums over the next two years
1 Aug 2017
19.8k
49
Graphic pro-life 'education project' to take place in Dublin today
29 Jul 2017
27.0k
174
Taoiseach says he is not opposed to holding a 'referendum day'
4 Jul 2017
17.3k
46
Thousands attend pro-life demonstration in Dublin
1 Jul 2017
33.6k
433
Minister for Health wants Eighth Amendment referendum next summer
30 Jun 2017
7.3k
55
Doctor who led Savita inquiry: 'Ireland can't depend on UK for 3,000 abortions a year'
30 Jun 2017
12.7k
134
25 legal abortions were carried out in Ireland in 2016
29 Jun 2017
18.7k
72
Citizens' Assembly publishes additional recommendations on the Eighth Amendment
29 Jun 2017
11.7k
16
Pro-choice group fears wording of abortion referendum will be too limited
16 Jun 2017
14.9k
160
Irish women account for seven in 10 non-resident abortions carried out in UK
13 Jun 2017
13.2k
96
Ireland's abortion laws subjected woman to 'cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment'
13 Jun 2017
15.6k
136
New poll says Irish public want abortion laws to change... but only in certain cases
27 May 2017
11.5k
60
'Like he slept in his clothes for a week' - no punches pulled in Dáil dress code complaints
21 May 2017
48.6k
72
'Let the public decide': What's happening with all these referendums promised by government?
14 May 2017
8.8k
25
'I am so proud that my body was Carragh’s safe haven for those 38 weeks, that it was her home'
Mandy O'Neill
23 Apr 2017
425
96
After huge vote to push for change to Ireland's abortion laws, the Assembly is deciding what they should look like
23 Apr 2017
14.3k
55
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