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The Oireachtas Health Committee will be considering any amendments to the law, as proposed in the review of the legislation, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said

No decision made on abortion law changes - Varadkar

No decision has been made regarding legislative changes to the State's abortion law, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said in the Dáil.

Ireland • 26 Apr 23

The conservative-dominated bench had been scheduled to issue a ruling by Wednesday - but it extended a stay freezing the lower court decisions for two days

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access

The US Supreme Court was poised to wade into the divisive battle over the abortion drug mifepristone with a ruling due today on lower court-ordered restrictions on the widely used pill.

World • 21 Apr 23

Stephen Donnelly said he is working with the HSE to improve the situation

'Unacceptable' lack of hospital abortion services

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said it is "totally and utterly unacceptable" that only 11 of the country's 19 maternity hospitals are providing abortion services.

Politics • 20 Apr 23

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said that anti-abortion activity can act as 'a real barrier for women in accessing abortion services'

Call for laws on safe access zones near health premises

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for safe access zones to be legislated for without further delay.

Ireland • 06 Oct 22

Grainne Teggart of Amnesty International

Abortion services resume at NI health trust

Abortion services in Northern Ireland's Western Health Trust have resumed after more than a year.

Regional • 04 Oct 22

Abortion rights demonstrators gather to protest against the Supreme Court's decision

US bucks global trend, hit by criticism on abortion

The US Supreme Court's historic end to nationwide abortion rights yesterday drew unusual criticism from some of America's closest allies and bucks a global trend to more liberal reproductive rights.

US • 25 Jun 22

NI Secretary Brandon Lewis has suggested a telemedicine abortion option is set to be introduced

MPs support move to commission NI abortion services

MPs have formally approved moves to allow the UK Government to directly commission abortion services in Northern Ireland.

Regional • 22 Jun 22

The National Women's Council said a total of 206 Irish residents travelled to the UK for abortion services last year

Number travelling to UK for abortion services rising

The number of Irish residents who travelled to the UK for abortion services increased last year, according to British government statistics.

Ireland • 21 Jun 22

Dr Franz Theard consults a woman seeking abortion from Oklahoma in his clinic in New Mexico

Oklahoma passes bill banning nearly all abortions

The Oklahoma state legislature has passed a bill banning abortions from the moment of fertilisation, with some exceptions, the strictest ban so far in the United States.

World • 20 May 22

Northern Secretary Brandon Lewis will introduce regulations to remove the requirement for Stormont's Department of Health to seek Executive approval to commission full services

British govt intervenes on abortion services in North

The British government is taking new powers to ensure the availability of abortion services for women and girls in Northern Ireland.

Regional • 19 May 22

The Supreme Court's draft ruling would overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that enshrined abortion rights across the country

Fears US court may target other constitutional rights

With America's Supreme Court poised to roll back half a century of abortion rights, some activists fear conservatives will set their sights on other constitutional freedoms, starting with same sex unions.

US • 04 May 22

The committee is hearing testimony relating to the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act

Abortion law preventing access to services, cttee told

Family doctors say that "the threat of anti-abortion activities" is a major factor in deciding not to provide abortion services, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Politics • 27 Apr 22

Pro-Choice demonstrators celebrate outside the Justice Palace after the Constitutional Court ruling

Colombia legalises abortion up to 24 weeks

Colombia's high court has decriminalised abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy in a landmark ruling for the majority-Catholic country, one of only a few in Latin America that currently allows the procedure.

World • 22 Feb 22

Protesters earlier this month calling for the Texas law to be overturned

Biden asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law

US President Joe Biden's administration has asked the United States Supreme Court to block a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion after a lower court reinstated the Republican-backed measure.

World • 18 Oct 21

The Texas abortion row has inflamed passions among pro-choice and pro-life supporters in the US

US court allows Texas to resume ban on most abortions

A US federal appeals court has ruled that Texas could resume its ban on most abortions, two days after another court suspended the ban.

US • 09 Oct 21

Paul Givan said he is assessing all his options, politically and legally

Givan vows to block move to set up NI abortion services

Northern Ireland's First Minister has said he will block any move by Westminster to force Stormont to set up full abortion services.

Ulster • 29 Jul 21

The statistics have been published by the UK Department of Health

194 Irish people accessed abortions in UK last year

The number of people from Ireland who travelled to England and Wales for abortions last year declined.

Health • 10 Jun 21

Texas law would ban abortions as early as six weeks

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a "fetal heartbeat" abortion bill that bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy and grants citizens the right to sue doctors who perform abortions past that point.

US • 19 May 21

People taking part in a demonstration against the abortion ban law, in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 January

Poland to implement near total ban on abortion

A controversial Polish court ruling that imposes a near total ban on abortion is coming into force today, the government said, in an announcement expected to spark major protests.

World • 27 Jan 21

Anti-abortion supporters wearing light blue scarves as they protest in Argentina

Split Argentine senate to vote on legalising abortion

A polarised Senate will decide today whether to legalise abortion in Argentina in a vote experts say could go either way.

World • 29 Dec 20

Organisers and the city of Warsaw said some 100,000 people took part, one of the largest protest gatherings in years

Major protests in Poland against abortion ruling

Tens of thousands of Poles joined a march in Warsaw last night, the biggest in nine days of protests against a ruling by the country's top court last week that amounted to a near-total ban on abortion in the predominantly Catholic nation.

World • 01 Nov 20

Huge rallies have been taking place in both more liberal urban areas and traditionally conservative smaller towns

Polish women go on strike over near-total abortion ban

Women in Poland have walked off the job and hit the streets nationwide, the seventh straight day of mass protests over a court ruling to impose a near-total abortion ban in Poland.

World • 28 Oct 20

The verdict, which is final and cannot be appealed, drew immediate condemnation from the Council of Europe

Outcry after Polish court allows stricter abortion law

Poland's constitutional court struck down a provision of the country's abortion legislation, allowing what is already one of Europe's most restrictive laws to be further tightened and provoking outcry from rights groups.

World • 22 Oct 20

Anti-abortion demonstrators protested in front of the US Supreme Court ahead of the ruling

Louisiana abortion law struck down by US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law restricting access to abortion in a key victory for abortion rights activists.

US • 29 Jun 20

Abortion services became available in Ireland in January 2019

375 Irish women accessed abortions in UK last year

Figures from the UK's Department of Health and Social Care have shown that 375 women and girls from the Republic of Ireland accessed abortions in England and Wales last year.

Health • 11 Jun 20