Health committee chairman to prepare report for the Government
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 includes provision for unlimited fine and up to 14 years in prison
Call for an extension of the right to conscientious objection in the Bill to include trainee doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others involved in assisting in an abortion
Analysis: Central difficulty relates to suicide clause and absence of gestational limits as lawyers aired wide disagreements at the Oireachtas health committee
Analysis: Brendan Howlin must show a clear pathway as to how savings will be achieved over the next two years
Kenny’s backing for Minister has ‘compounded problem’, says Martin
Noonan says State-supported banks have proposed pensions changes
Oireachtas hearings matter little to the women leaving Ireland for abortion
‘Real risk’ of suicide during pregnancy
Legislation could actually increase risk of suicide in young males, UCD professor says
Consultant psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane says a patient’s GP should make the recommendation for an abortion and one psychiatrist should assess the suicidal risk
Some Senators privately saying they will defy whip if party supports Bill
Legislation allows for two psychiatrists and an obstetrician
Master of Holles Street: ‘extraordinary’ that a woman could face this punishment
Paul Cullen Health Correspondent
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