Abortion
# abortion - Thursday 2 May, 2013
‘Professional experts’ only to be called for hearings on abortion bill
The Oireachtas Health Committee will hold three days of public hearings on the Heads of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013.
Fianna Fáil to discuss abortion bill after lengthy Fine Gael meeting
Fine Gael’s weekly parliamentary party meeting saw over five hours of intense discussion on the draft abortion bill.
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Oireachtas agenda: Changing council rents and scrapping VECs
Laws to merge and rationalise Ireland’s VEC sector will be among those polished off in Leinster House today.
Irish abortion bill ‘worse than Britain’s 1967 Act’
Anti-abortion group SPUC says the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill could lead to widespread abortion.
Column: Legislators colluded against women but abortion law provides clarity
Irish women have been denied their constitutional right to adequate maternal healthcare but the new draft law changes that, argues Labour TD Ciara Conway.
Committee to decide if advocacy groups should attend abortion law hearings
Public hearings on the draft of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 are likely to take place later this month.
# abortion - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Analysis: Draft abortion law has gaps which require clarification
The new law is a draft and some important issues raised by its publication need clarification, write law experts Jennifer Schweppe and Dr Eimear Spain.
Mathews apologises for “clumsy sentence” on Vincent Browne show
Mathews had made controversial comments during Tonight with Vincent Browne earlier this week.
Pro-life groups: ‘Proposals go too far’; Pro-choice: ‘Bill doesn’t go far enough’
It’s not often that Clare Daly and Youth Defence are in agreement…
‘No conscientious objection’ for Fine Gael TDs on abortion bill, says Kenny
Whether they are doctors or legislators, “conscience objection doesn’t absolve people from responsibility.”
Poll: How do you feel about the contents of the abortion bill?
The bill was published last night after much discussion – are you happy with the terms laid out in the bill?
Taoiseach says new abortion rules just offer clarity and ‘won’t change law’
“It will cover existing constitutional rights only… it will not create any new rights,” the Taoiseach said.
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Explainer: A crash course on how the abortion proposals will become law
So – we now have a draft ‘heads of bill’. Here’s what happens as the Government tries to turn it into law.
What the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 contains
Government said that the bill would provide “legal clarity for the medical profession”.
# abortion - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
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Jury begins deliberating in US abortion doctor trial
Kermit Gosnell faces 258 charges, including five murder counts.
Column: Here’s a win for all sides in the abortion debate
The 8th amendment, which protects the right to life of the unborn, is loved and hated in equal measure by both pro-life and pro-choice campaigners, writes Jane Horgan-Jones. It’s time to have a referendum on it.
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Taoiseach hopes draft abortion legislation can be published this evening
Enda Kenny was speaking in the Dáil this afternoon after the Cabinet had earlier suspended its meeting without agreement on a draft abortion law.
Cabinet meeting suspended without agreement over abortion laws
Ministers have dispersed after a lengthy all-morning meeting and will reconvene at 5:30pm to try and hammer out a deal.
PICS: Cabinet meets protester on way into crucial meeting on abortion
Some awkward glances at protester Eamon Reid as members of the Cabinet arrived at Government Buildings this morning.
Cabinet expected to approve draft abortion legislation today
Coalition partners Fine Gael and Labour are due to set out conditions under which abortions can be legally carried out in Ireland.
# abortion - Monday 29 April, 2013
Gerry Adams: ‘Sinn Féin is not a pro-abortion party’
The Sinn Féin president has called on the government to publish proposed legislation dealing with the X Case.
Fine Gael TD insists he won’t support suicide clause in abortion law
Brian Walsh says the Oireachtas hearings found abortion cannot treat suicidal ideation – and won’t allow it be included.
# abortion - Sunday 28 April, 2013
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‘Those tapes are trying to sow division’ – Minister dismisses abortion ‘sting’ job
Discussions between Labour and Fine Gael on proposed abortion legislation continues this weekend.
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# abortion - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Column: Abortion legislation can’t open the floodgates – no matter what some TDs say
The Constitution is clear and unambiguous when it comes to the implications of abortion legislation – and pro-life parliamentarians should not try to distort it, write law lecturers Fiona de Londras and Laura Graham.
Poll: Do you think introducing laws for abortion would make it a common practice?
A cross-party group of pro-life politicians says introducing laws will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of abortions.
James Reilly, circuses: The week’s news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: “I was delighted when I heard we were getting a new political party,” a man on a bus in Rialto said. “Then I heard there were TDs in it.”
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Laws will make abortion ‘pervasive’ in Ireland: Warning from pro-life TDs Exclusive
A cross-party group from both sides of the border says real-life examples illustrate the ‘floodgates’ effect.
# abortion - Friday 26 April, 2013
Micheál Martin gives Taoiseach an E- grade on jobs
The Fianna Fáil leader was speaking as the party’s Ard Fheis got under way at the RDS in Dublin this evening.
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113 psychiatrists underline calls for abortion laws to exclude suicide
The psychiatrists, who responded to a nationwide survey undertaken by four colleagues, say abortion is not a treatment for suicidal ideation.
Fianna Fáil to debate its pro-life stance as Ard Fheis gets under way
The party is to debate motions which include reforming the way a party leader is elected and the circumstances under which it would go into coalition government.
# abortion - Thursday 25 April, 2013
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