Abortion

Women are being failed on systemic level, leading some to feel that their only, despairing choice is abortion

Micheál Martin’s rant in the Dáil was the first point of discussion on the podcast’s round-up this week

Women who spoke to us felt let down, angry and bewildered at a time of acute loss and anguish. Having to travel for care post-legalisation is devastating for them and their families

Politicians call for action as report finds service could be ‘untenable’ in some places

The report to Government highlights significant shortcoming in the provision of abortion services across the State and also identifies questions for legislators about how the laws are framed

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to allow politicians a conscience vote if committee recommends changes

Varadkar says no decisions made on abortion law review proposals but FG TDs will have ‘free vote’ on any changes

Cabinet Ministers are split on proposals to change Ireland’s abortion law with Green Party Ministers backing removal of three-day waiting period to access termination medication

Some ministers anxious about widespread changes recommended by independent review

Barrister Marie O’Shea’s report into provision of abortion services considered by Cabinet

US supreme court temporarily blocks ruling to restrict availability of FDA-approved abortion medication

Move represents win for Biden administration but case regarding mifepristone will go back to appeals court

Report recommends three-day ‘pause period’ for women seeking abortion services be no longer mandatory

Judges to decide if mifepristone will continue to be broadly available to women

Leo Varadkar says he would reluctant and uncomfortable to make legislative changes to what people had voted for in 2018 referendum

Pro-Life Campaign says mooted changes a ‘complete departure’ from what people voted on in 2018 referendum

Recommendations for widespread changes by report chair expected to reignite debate on abortion provision in Ireland

Stephen Donnelly tells Dáil findings of review into system will be presented to Government ‘very soon’

Deadline for decision is extended until Friday

IFPA says enforced three-day waiting period before abortion care ‘unjustifiable and patronising’

Move backed by Republican governor as he prepares for an expected presidential run

The waiting period

Measures include in-person doctor visits and limiting use to first seven weeks of pregnancy

Food and Drug Administration approved use of mifepristone decades ago

The three-day waiting period for abortion: the case for retention

The three-day waiting period for an abortion: the case for its removal

Sociologist Dr Deidre Duffy, who was appointed to examine clinicians’ experience of providing abortion services, earlier said ‘the service could collapse because it is just not sustainable in its current form’

Four years on, almost half of maternity sites don’t offer termination-of-pregnancy services, leading to a postcode lottery

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly rejects criticism of the Irish abortion system

Dr Deirdre Duffy identifies issues around conscientious objection and spread of services and is concerned her findings will not be shared

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly considering report by barrister Marie O’Shea which examined operation of the existing law

Out of the 182 countries reviewed, researchers found that 134 penalise those seeking an abortion

Sources say there will be pressure to broaden the existing abortion laws but this could prove politically difficult

Rights group Amnesty International and campaigners say the case is the first of its kind in Europe

Case could end up before US supreme court which last year overturned Roe v Wade ruling which provided federal constitutional right to abortion

USA-ABORTION/TEXAS (PIX):Texas man sues 3 women for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills

We’re objectifying Irish women but in an illuminating, celebratory way to mark International Women’s Day 2023

Are women being informed about all their options - such as continuing a pregnancy or considering adoption - by State-provided services?

New Social Democrats leader on how the 2018 abortion referendum was her introduction to political activism, and the electoral challenge posed by Sinn Féin

Barrister Marie O’Shea last year appointed as independent chairwoman of review into State’s abortion laws