# irish abortion law

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Fill me in - What does the new abortion legislation say?

Referendum fatigue since May 25th has made it hard to keep up.

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Dec 6th 2018, 8:30 PM

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Opinion: Support for suicidal woman was complicated, not assisted, by abortion legislation

The legislation introduced last year has proved itself to be barbaric and unworkable.

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Aug 18th 2014, 2:32 PM

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Opinion: A law that protects no one – the Eighth Amendment sees women as incubators

This case has sent a clear message to women in Ireland: if you are suicidal and need an abortion, it is highly unlikely that you will get one.

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Aug 18th 2014, 2:32 PM

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Opinion: A fatal foetal diagnosis is nobody’s fault – the deliberate lack of support by the State is.

Do people campaign against families faced with the heartbreaking decision to turn off the life support machine of a loved one? Cases of fatal foetal abnormality are precisely the same.

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Jul 15th 2014, 7:30 PM