Irish Parliament Votes to Remove Mandatory Abortion Waiting Period
The Irish parliament has voted to remove the mandatory three-day waiting period for abortions, a decision that saw most government TDs vote against the bill despite its approval.
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Irish parliament votes to remove three-day abortion wait
Waiting period before receiving medication was included in draft law to gain support for abortion ban in 2018 referendum Ireland’s parliament has voted to remove a mandatory three-day wait for abortion during early pregnancy after campaigners said the rule was an unnecessary restriction. The Dáil passed the bill on Wednesday night, clearing a path for the legislation to go to a parliamentary committee and become law later this, or next, year. Continue reading...
By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
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Sinn Féin’s bill to remove the mandatory three-day wait for access to abortion services was passed in the Dáil on Wednesday evening
By Aisling Bolton-Dowling
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The Dáil last night voted in favour of a Sinn Féin bill providing for the removal of the three-day mandatory wait period to access abortion services in early pregnancy.
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Christine Bohan, Jane Matthews, Christina Finn and Rónán Duffy unpack how a waiting period that was never recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly or the Oireachtas committee survived for eight years, and whether scrapping it is the beginning of a bigger conversation about abortion legislation the government doesn’t want to have.
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