More detailed data on abortions to be collected from Irish hospitals
No information on patient’s identity or reason for seeking abortion will be gathered
No information on patient’s identity or reason for seeking abortion will be gathered
Paul Muldoon and Kamala Sankaram’s new opera Custom of the Coast gives voice to Halappanavar and Bonny in powerful narratives that run alongside each other, until they collide unexpected ways
We collect statistics on where abortions happen in Ireland and under what part of the legislation, and little else. We have zero interest in knowing why women have them
Majority were early pregnancy terminations, while 108 carried out due to fatal foetal abnormality
Research demonstrates broad support for LGBTIQ+ people, women’s rights and abortion
Donald Tusk’s government has comfortable majority but new president could thwart liberal policy agenda
An empathic attempt to understand the women who sought abortions, and those who assisted them
Do you still go to Mass? Have you found religion later in life? Has your religious observance lapsed?
In the Philippines, where 80 per cent of the population is Catholic, popes are always revered. Francis, however, was especially well loved
Rite & Reason: Why are birth rates in freefall? Many factors, some economic, others religious, some social and personal, play a part
Clive Johnston disputes the charges on a devolution point and under the European Convention on Human Rights
Greens also likely to push controversial bill to reform German abortion law
Francis (88) has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than three weeks with a severe respiratory infection
Kaja Godek said homosexuality was a 'deviation' on a Polish talkshow in 2018
Women who choose not to have children still find themselves existing in a society that undermines them - but the tide is turning
His genius is to lull you into thinking he’s harmless
Protests were largely peaceful amid heightened security as police cars drove nearby
Healy-Raes say they will not be ‘whipped’ when it comes to ‘fundamental issues’ and ‘matters of conscience’
It is impossible to understand the former US president without taking seriously his faith, which underpinned his whole life, both public and private
Lack of affordable, accessible, quality childcare means women are often forced into part-time, more precarious work
The US president is a once-in-a-lifetime master manipulator of the unseen energies that sway the electorate
Television: Sensitive and wrenching documentary series recounts the death of Savita Halappanavar after she suffered a miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy
Election profile: Morally conservative party proposes child benefits from fourth month of pregnancy to discourage abortion
By embracing abortion in the 1970s, feminism accepted that pregnancy is damaging to women’s lives, rather than something fundamental to human experience
There are lessons for Ireland from the US election about the disconnect between establishment voices and the feelings of the electorate
US election shows voters still demand that a woman candidate must be without fault
Abortion campaigners lose in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota
Two tragic cases in Georgia sparked debate about maternal mortality in the US, particularly among black women
The Oscar winner reunites with Eileen Walsh, his Disco Pigs co-star, for Small Things Like These. For young Irish abroad, was its Ireland worth returning to?
Pontiff (87) says not welcoming migrants is a ‘grave’ sin and both candidates are ‘against life’
Protests within 100m of hospitals and other facilities offering pregnancy terminations will be prohibited from mid-October
Book shows that even as Ireland has changed, its biggest problems remain ‘deep-rooted and historical’
The retired Supreme Court judge looks back on an extraordinary career that included ruling on the difficult case of a pregnant woman on life support, as well as divorcing ‘half of Cork’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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