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# Family Planning

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China looks set to scrap its two-child policy by 2020
Removing the limit could spell the end of nearly 40 years of restrictions on having children.
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Aug 28th 2018, 9:18 AM
Couple had children while being held hostage in Afghanistan as they dreamed of a big family
“We’re Irish, haha,” the father said as way of explanation.
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Oct 21st 2017, 3:00 PM
Almost a third of Irish couples have used the 'withdrawal method' as contraception
38% of Irish couples report using no method of contraception in their relationship.
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Aug 1st 2017, 7:54 AM
It's now possible to test sperm quality with a smartphone
An optical attachment analyses video of semen.
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Mar 27th 2017, 6:15 AM
Preparations underway to try contraceptive gel on men after it worked with monkeys
The gel has proven effective in rabbits and now also in rhesus monkeys – more closely related and anatomically similar to humans.
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Feb 12th 2017, 5:00 PM
Woman had to delay starting family because of being pricked by a needle at work
Adina Denisa Cozan settled a €38,000 claim for damages against her employers.
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Oct 15th 2015, 9:15 PM
Poll: Should girls be taught about their fertility at school?
One expert thinks women need to learn about their biological clock at an earlier age.
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Jun 1st 2015, 8:45 PM
The Irish aren't making as many babies as they used to...
At present our birth rate isn’t high enough to replace our population. However, we’re also dying less and getting married more.
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May 30th 2015, 7:00 AM
Ireland is NOT one of the safest places on the planet to have a baby
A UN report shows thirty countries with a lower maternal mortality rate.
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Nov 18th 2014, 7:00 AM
Opinion: 'Egg freeze' offer is putting a metaphorical gun to young women’s heads
Freeze in haste, repent at leisure?
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Oct 16th 2014, 8:00 PM
Two million girls under 14 give birth worldwide every year
Every day in the developing world, an adolescent pregnancy kills a girl, a new UN report has found.
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Oct 30th 2013, 10:00 AM
330 million abortions carried out in China since 1971
China says that its one child policy introduced int he early 1980s has prevented overpopulation and boosted economic development.
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Mar 16th 2013, 11:10 AM
Open thread: Do you remember when buying contraceptives was illegal?
Share your story…
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Nov 20th 2012, 12:09 PM
Over 220 million women have an 'unmet need for family planning'
More than half of all reproductive-age women in developing countries have little or no access to modern contraceptives.
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Nov 14th 2012, 12:01 PM
'Don't counter-demonstrate in Belfast', Marie Stopes International urges
The organisation is to open its Belfast clinic on Thursday, and is expecting planned protests – but asks people not to counter-protest, to ensure public safety.
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Oct 16th 2012, 3:03 PM
Bishop criticises opening of Marie Stopes clinic offering abortion
Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor said the clinic undermines the dignity of human life in society.
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Oct 11th 2012, 10:22 PM
Increase in women seeking post-abortion care from IFPA
The group released its annual report from last year today.
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Sep 17th 2012, 11:27 AM
Column: Making emergency contraception easy to access has been good for women
Just over one year ago the rules for getting the morning-after pill in Ireland were relaxed. Alison Begas looks at what this change has meant for women.
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Aug 11th 2012, 7:00 PM
Contraceptive use saves the lives of more than 250,000 women annually
Researchers say that increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths by 40 per cent over the past 20 years.
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Jul 10th 2012, 8:11 AM
Ireland not invited to world summit on family planning
The British Government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did not extend an invite to Ireland for this week’s London Family Planning Summit.
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Jul 10th 2012, 6:30 AM
The Dáil and the word 'fornication': a brief history
Before today, the words ‘fornicate’ or ‘fornication’ had only been used in six debates in the Dáíl’s 93-year history.
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Apr 19th 2012, 9:23 PM
Government's response to ECRH abortion ruling 'wholly inappropriate'
The government has been criticised by interest groups over its failure to propose “efficient measures” regarding abortion access in Ireland – despite a ruling by Europe’s top court compelling the state to address the issue.
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Sep 15th 2011, 12:31 PM