Irish Family Planning Association

Number travelling for abortions halved in first six months compared with 2019

A changing country fixated by exploits in Italy and grappling with political turmoil at home

Call for new government to ensure review of abortion law focuses on enhancing access

Doctors providing new service have overwhemingly positive view

Many of the health stories 50 years ago are all too relevant today, with rows about hospital sites, private versus public healthcare and concerns about cervical smear tests

Tell Me About It: We’ve discussed having children and I’m frightened his desire for a family and active sex life will end our relationship

Minister for Health to press ahead with plans for exclusion zones outside hospitals

Government must collaborate with foreign nationals to ensure practice ends – Ifrah

Women can now access abortion services, but for many the most highly effective methods to prevent pregnancy are just too costly

A litany of adverse side-effects is prompting women to seek one of many alternatives

I am incredibly proud as a GP to be part of something so worthwhile and rewarding

Initiatives provide free pads and tampons for those who cannot afford the essentials

Referrals only being accepted from Kildare, west Wicklow and parts of Dublin

Minister describes as ‘disturbing’ the thought that ‘patient details could be leaked’

Pro-choice activists in the North hope a string of court cases will advance their cause

Law requires at least three days elapse between a consultation and a termination

Referral pathway must be finalised by HSE before service can begin, says medical director

Everything you need to know before the planned introduction of termination services

President signed Bill repealing Eighth into law, but it will be doctors implementing it in a clinical setting

Family planning experts believe long-acting, reversible contraceptives, such as implants and coils, are much more effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy

President Michael D Higgins among large gathering for humanist service on Monday

Ask Roe: This has made me want to have sex less as I fear the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy

TDs and Senators cautioned not to assume Catholic parents want ‘Catholic sex education’

Doctors not participating will be obliged to refer patients elsewhere for treatment

TD applauded by colleagues after impassioned speech during first Dáil sitting since referendum

GP bodies and medical groups will be involved in consultation process, says Minister

Government hopes legislation on abortion will be implemented by the end of the year

I want my goddaughter’s life to be free of the subconscious fears that have ruled mine

Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran says legalising abortion ‘a public health issue’

Well Woman Centre, Irish Family Planning Association and GPs ‘inundated with calls’

O’Brien joined female contraceptive maker before he announced he was leaving HSE

Group in favour of repealing eighth amendment will put up posters this week

Abortion vote: Together4Yes launches campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment

Number of women and girls in Ireland affected by FGM has risen by more than 50%

For Westerners, it is hard to understand how the practice is anything less than barbaric

CervicalCheck head says cancer rates are higher in areas of deprivation

Open Society calls on Sipo to correct statement over money given for repeal campaign

Orders for pills to end pregancy rise as number going to UK for terminations drops

Sipo expresses concerns that the grant contravenes Ireland’s rules on political funding

Oireachtas committee hears how agencies use Google adverts to appear high up in results