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Ireland’s abortion law makes anyone who aids or abets abortion outside the specific terms of the Act liable for criminal prosecution.
The short answer is that it’s difficult to rule out the possibility.
The HSE has now clarified what advice should be given around abortion pills.
A UN report shows thirty countries with a lower maternal mortality rate.
The case of Ms Y highlights the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment girls and women are subjected to because of Ireland’s abortion laws.
The Irish Family Planning Association have also reported an increase in STI screenings in its 2012 report.
The Irish Family Planning Association is this week encouraging women between 25 and 60 to go for free cervical smears.
Minister James Reilly has confirmed that nothing has changed for women with life-threatening pregnancies despite a 2010 European Court ruling against Ireland.
Fine Gael’s Seanad health spokesperson has urged women to book a smear test for the condition, which kills 90 people in Ireland every year.
One of the three women who claimed that her rights were violated by Ireland’s ban on abortion wins a landmark legal challenge.