Sunday 24 October, 2021
Early medical abortions are accessed by women through GPs if the pregnancy is under 10 weeks.
This year the country voted by 66.4% to 33.6% to repeal the Eighth Amendment.
The contract will be offered by the HSE to medical practitioners who express an interest in providing such services.
Legislation on the provision of abortion has been debated by the Oireachtas health committee this week.
It will now allow the government to legislate for abortion, which is expected to be enacted by 2019 at the latest.
Dr Mary Favier said that she expects groups like the one in Cork to be operating around the country.
‘Would it be too much for No side and the Yes side to come together and use their powers and money to bring positive change that will help and support the people of Ireland?’ asks Denise Coakley.
They raised concerns about some ballot boxes allegedly not being sealed correctly and so-called ‘family voting’.
Office workers, parents, and staff at the Rotunda Hospital submitted complaints about graphic ‘Vote No’ posters.
Alphonsus Cullinan said Catholic Yes voters “should go to confession”.
The demonstration saw an “abortion robot” deliver abortion pills to a number of women.
Since Friday, flowers have been left at the bottom of the mural, along with ‘Yes’ leaflets, pens and sellotape so that people could leave notes.
The first Dáil sitting since the country voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment takes place this afternoon.
Meanwhile, Father Brian D’Arcy said that he “wouldn’t like to attribute sin in this manner, at all”.
Health Minister Simon Harris has said he’s “extremely eager” to pass abortion legislation by the autumn.
It could be in place by the end of the year.
Now that Ireland has voted overwhelmingly for abortion legislation, how soon do you think it will be enacted?
The eyes of the world were on Ireland yesterday.
The campaign this year had some highlights. Here are some of them.
The final results have just been announced, with the Yes side securing the majority vote.
From TheJournal.ie
The country has voted to abolish the Eighth Amendment.
Leading political figures have reacted to what appears to be an overwhelming Yes vote.
With all the votes cast, all that’s left is to count them.
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If you see a poster that’s located too close to a polling station, you can contact the returning officer at your polling station.
The chair of the Referendum Commission is urging people to “use your vote” today.
Tomorrow is to be mainly sunny.
McDonald says her first campaign as leader is not practice for a general election.
An investigation by TheJournal.ie and OpenDemocracy has found that at least two pro-life groups have applied for copies of the register for different local authorities.
Cora Sherlock has denied pulling out of last night’s Prime Time debate.
The sign was taken down after the land owner received a number of concerned calls.
And how much will they cost if abortion is legalised in Ireland?
He also refuted claims that sepsis was the only cause of her death.
The National Youth Council of Ireland says new figures represent an “unprecedented surge of voter registration”.
Savita Halappanavar died on 28 October 2012 at University Hospital Galway.
A Donegal Pro-Life campaigner told TheJournal.ie that “this is our version of posters”.
The party acknowledged abortion pills are a problem but said it does not have a specific policy to deal with them.
The Taoiseach told RTÉ about why he’s voting ‘Yes’.
