Mary Favier

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Dr Mary Favier said attitudes among GPs in Ireland towards abortion have changed over the past 15 years. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Majority of GPs favour Eighth Amendment repeal, campaigner claims

A significant majority of general practitioners now favour repeal of the Eighth Amendment, marking a significant change in doctors’ views over the pas(...)

Dr Mary Favier, a GP from Cork: “There are people dying on the gynae waiting list because of the delay.” Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Women die due to wait for gynaecological check, says GP

Women with serious gynaecological problems are dying as a result of having to wait up to two years for an appointment at one of the country’s busiest (...)

Demonstrators demand abortion legislation at a rally in Dublin last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Meeting hears call to repeal amendment protecting life of unborn

A call to repeal the constitutional amendment protecting the life of the unborn was heard at a public meeting in Cork last night.The only way to const(...)

Health risks: mifepristone (above) and misoprostol, which cost about €90 online, cause medical miscarriage. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images
The pill problem

Every week women in Ireland order pills on the internet to end their pregnancies. Already, more than 4,000 women travel to British clinics every year (...)

IMO doctors vote against an abortion motion at their annual conference in The Europe Hotel, Killarney today. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
IMO rejects motions on abortion

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has rejected a motion calling for regulation in relation to the provision of abortion where there is a rea(...)

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