Former election candidate claims creation of safe zones impacts the rights of the public to demonstrate
A north west anti-abortion campaigner says the creating of Safe Access Zones in an attempt to cut out inappropriate protests towards abortion patients and accompanying staff is removing the right of people to demonstrate. Sean Wynne is the secretary of the Leitrim branch of the Irish catholic association and…
No abortion services available in Sligo, three years after referendum
Just one in 10 GPs provide abortion services, according to a new report published by the National Women’s Council. The Irish Congress of General Practitioners say a third of practices “are very committed” to providing abortion care. The study found people in rural areas face extra challenges in accessing services,…
Sligo council to call on HSE to give date for provision of abortion services locally
Sligo County Council is to call on the HSE to announce a date for the provision locally of abortion services through the public health system in the county. It’s after a motion from Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O Boyle was agreed by councillors at their meeting today. Provision…
Leitrim abortion campaign group says there are problems with provision of services
A Leitrim abortion campaign group is outlining what it says are problems with the provision of services a year after the referendum was passed. Leitrim Abortion Rights Campaign claims the three-day waiting period is unnecessary and that there are problems with definitions of terms such as ‘serious risk to health’.…
Pro-life campaigner says school sex education proposals are an attempt to normalise abortion
A Leitrim pro-life campaigner claims new proposals about sex education in schools is a way of trying to normalise abortion. The proposals, to be published today, would teach pupils about abortion, pornography, contraception and reproductive health. The proposals are from the Oireachtas Education in a new report on Relationships and…
No GP in Sligo or Leitrim offering abortion services
At the end of the first week where women can seek abortions in the country, no GP’s have signed up in Counties Sligo and Leitrim to offer the service. Currently nine hospitals nationally have signed up to offer the service and it’s expected more will be in a position to…
Donegal Abortion Rights Campaign welcome access to services
The Donegal Abortion Rights Campaign Group is welcoming access to abortion services in Ireland for the first time. Yesterday the services were made available by the Health Service Executive, through GPs or family planning services, and in maternity units and hospitals across the country. Following last year’s referendum and subsequent…