Abortion

Americans are using their voices in the reproductive rights debate, but not in the way anti-abortion advocates had hoped

Newly declassified files span 10 years in which the Republic became more liberal and Northern Ireland gained peace

Prime minister’s private secretary wrote that Blair ‘sees little scope for bi-communal support for a change to the law’

Religious fanatics on the supreme court have yanked the United States back to back alleys

Tanáiste says Government giving ‘very serious consideration’ to proposals to amend abortion laws

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says woman will be forced to travel to UK for abortion

‘The imposition of so-called `safe’ abortion zones will further silence the voice of the innocent unborn’

Amnesty is calling for the introduction of telemedicine to help those in rural areas access services, as well as condemning ‘misinformation’ around services

Expansion of service to Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Wexford, Portlaoise and Ballinasloe sees terminations become available in 17 out of 19 maternity units

Inside Politics: People Before Profit return with another Gaza motion likely to be defeated by Government counter-motion

The senator on living alone, destigmatising homosexuality, and stepping down from politics

Democrats win control of Virginia state legislature in blow to Republican plans

Revised Medical Council guide includes new sections on social media and expert witnesses

Actions come in wake of review by barrister which recommended widespread operational changes

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says it would not be appropriate for him to be involved in regulating Garda operational matters

Chair of review into State’s abortion law reiterates call for changes to three-day wait and decriminalisation rules

Sunday’s general election will determine the direction - liberal or illiberal democracy - of the country of 38 million people, 52% of them women

Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: Gosia Wdowik’s understated production plays with questions of truth, pretence and shame that also resonate in Ireland

‘I’ve been spat on, I’ve been abused,’ says former Green Party leader Clare Bailey, who used to volunteer at a private Belfast clinic

The Fine Gael TD, who will be stepping down from politics at the next election, reflects on his relationship with his arch-conservative father and on how the political climate has shifted

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) identifies ‘structural barriers’ to women’s representation in politics

Pro-lifers are sometimes accused of only caring about children up to the moment of birth. Irish society in general doesn’t seem to care too much for children after birth

Ruling will protect women seeking abortions and healthcare workers involved in providing abortion care from criminal charges

‘I’m a conscientious provider’: Melbourne’s leading abortion surgeon on the continuous fight for reproductive rights

Proposal, known as Issue 1, would have raised threshold for making changes to state constitution

Campaigners say ruling ‘alleviates months of confusion’ around what conditions qualify as medical emergencies

Public prosecutor reportedly ordered domestic septic tank drained to confirm that a woman had miscarried and had not had an illegal abortion

Different ways to interpret the data

Senator Tommy Tuberville often angers people with his intolerant outbursts, now he’s alarming the White House by blocking military promotions because he objects to abortion policy

Two opinions on abortion legislation

Anti-abortion demonstrators marched from Garden of Remembrance, down O’Connell Street before speeches given at Custom House Quay

People who are pregnant and desperately do not want to be should be given help, not a patronising ‘go away and have a think about it’

The three-day wait period is patronising and demeaning to women as competent decision makers

Some report feeling ‘cornered’ by family and friends questioning their involvement, while others felt ‘moments of doubt’

Terminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutions

Leo Varadkar calls for greater exploration around effect of abortion three-day wait

Dorota Lalik (33), who was five months pregnant, died of septic shock in a case that echoes that of Savita Halappanavar

Regulations means sexual and reproductive health education will be compulsory part of school education - but move criticised by DUP MP

Minister for Health one of a number of Government members who abstained from Dáil vote

Oireachtas committee may now ‘consider legislative changes’ rather than wait to examine independent report