Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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Breda O’Brien: How many other Baby Christophers are there?
- Opinion
- July 4, 2020, 02:00
Where is Baby Christopher to be found in the bleak statistics of 6,666 Irish abortions? Baby Christopher’s life was terminated in March 2019. He was h(...)

Irish pharmacies giving away free condoms to promote safe sex
- Irish News
- February 11, 2019, 10:37
Free condoms are being made available in one of the largest pharmacy chains in the State in the days before and after Valentine’s Day in order to “hel(...)

Why contraception isn’t just about condoms and the pill
- Health & Family
- September 20, 2018, 07:01
The Minister for Health’s proposals to introduce a free contraception scheme after the abortion referendum is positive news for everyone. Internationa(...)

Cura, the Catholic Church crisis pregnancy agency, to close on Friday
- Religion & Beliefs
- June 13, 2018, 19:04
Cura, the Catholic Church agency that assists women dealing with crisis pregnancy, is to close on Friday. The agency has been in existence since 197(...)

Numbers travelling to Britain for abortion fall to 1980 level
- Health
- June 13, 2017, 15:06
The number of women travelling from the Republic to Britain for an abortion has fallen to the lowest level since 1980, official figures show. UK rec(...)

Breda O’Brien: The right to choose reinforces patriarchy
- Opinion
- October 2, 2016, 06:00
The love of a mother for her baby is the most basic and unconditional form of love that there is. Of course, it is not just mothers. Most fathers woul(...)

Noonan says scrapping VAT on condoms would not lower STI rate
- Irish News
- September 20, 2016, 13:09
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said scrapping the 13.5 per cent VAT on condoms would not lower the rate of sexually transmitted infections ((...)

Unthinkable: Is philosophy having an existential crisis?
- Culture
- May 24, 2016, 01:00
Many unkind things are said about philosophers. Their discipline is accused of lacking a clear trajectory of progress. Their concerns are sometimes e(...)

Hundreds of Irish women travel to Netherlands for abortions
- Health
- September 16, 2015, 01:00
Almost 1,500 women travelled from Ireland to the Netherlands over a seven year-period to have abortions. The figures, gathered from the 17 abortion cl(...)

Ireland’s abortion regime “violates the human rights of women and girls” here, a report from Amnesty International says. The report, “She Is Not A Cri(...)