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NMH to accept abortion referrals from 7 January

The hospital is to accept referrals for abortion services from its catchment area of South Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare
The hospital is to accept referrals for abortion services from its catchment area of South Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare

The National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street in Dublin has said it will accept referrals for abortion services from 7 January 2019.

In an addition to the hospital website on unplanned pregnancy support it says it will accept such referrals from its catchment area of aouth Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare.

Referrals will have to be from GPs or organisations such as the Irish Family Planning Association.

President Michael D Higgins signed the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill, which legalises abortion in Ireland, on 20 December.

Other hospitals which have committed to providing services as soon as possible include the Rotunda, Dublin; Cork University Maternity Hospital; University Hospital Galway; Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; University Maternity Hospital, Limerick; The Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; Mayo University Hospital; and University Hospital Waterford.