Ireland lifts ban on abortions

[Leviticus]

Ireland recently voted to repeal the eighth amendment to their constitution. The amendment banned all abortions under all circumstances, to the point that a doctor could actually be arrested for terminating a pregnancy even if the pregnancy was completely non-viable (meaning that there was no way for the pregnancy to be brought to term, and the child was going to die no matter what the doctors did). The calls for the repeal have been happening for several years now following a series of deaths caused by pregnancy complications. Under the amendment, there was no exception for the health or life of the mother, and a number of women dies from complications caused by miscarriages. Under Irish law before the repeal, any attempt to terminate a pregnancy prior to the natural death of the baby was considered an abortion, even in cases where it's clear that the child will not survive. In these cases, the doctors were aware that the babies couldn't survive, and that there were direct threats to the mothers' lives if the pregnancies were not terminated immediately, but chose to do nothing, and intentionally let the women die in order to protect themselves from legal issues.

 

[CowboyTed]

Ireland recently voted to repeal the eighth amendment to their constitution. The amendment banned all abortions under all circumstances, to the point that a doctor could actually be arrested for terminating a pregnancy even if the pregnancy was completely non-viable (meaning that there was no way for the pregnancy to be brought to term, and the child was going to die no matter what the doctors did). The calls for the repeal have been happening for several years now following a series of deaths caused by pregnancy complications. Under the amendment, there was no exception for the health or life of the mother, and a number of women dies from complications caused by miscarriages. Under Irish law before the repeal, any attempt to terminate a pregnancy prior to the natural death of the baby was considered an abortion, even in cases where it's clear that the child will not survive. In these cases, the doctors were aware that the babies couldn't survive, and that there were direct threats to the mothers' lives if the pregnancies were not terminated immediately, but chose to do nothing, and intentionally let the women die in order to protect themselves from legal issues.

It was a big case in Ireland, the couple were actually Indian. It was a screw up, the doctors couldn't do nothing until the heartbeat in the fetus was gone, it is the law.
There lawyer (Solicitor) for the man who was left lives across the road from me.

Ireland used to do abortions on the quite up until 1983. Even nuns would do it when they thought it was the humane thing to do.. Then from a right wing christian organisation they got deemed as murder and it immediately stopped, way too dangerous legally and criminally.

There was a litany of cruel cases, but the facts were if you wanted an abortion you went on the boat to England... This was a cruel practice of young women going to England on there own to go through this procedure... Lately the abortion pills are just sold over the internet.

Northern Ireland still doesn't have clinic that can perform an abortion... They fight and kill each other over religion up there, that clinic would have some serious problams.

 

[jwoodie]

Ireland recently voted to repeal the eighth amendment to their constitution. The amendment banned all abortions under all circumstances, to the point that a doctor could actually be arrested for terminating a pregnancy even if the pregnancy was completely non-viable (meaning that there was no way for the pregnancy to be brought to term, and the child was going to die no matter what the doctors did). The calls for the repeal have been happening for several years now following a series of deaths caused by pregnancy complications. Under the amendment, there was no exception for the health or life of the mother, and a number of women dies from complications caused by miscarriages. Under Irish law before the repeal, any attempt to terminate a pregnancy prior to the natural death of the baby was considered an abortion, even in cases where it's clear that the child will not survive. In these cases, the doctors were aware that the babies couldn't survive, and that there were direct threats to the mothers' lives if the pregnancies were not terminated immediately, but chose to do nothing, and intentionally let the women die in order to protect themselves from legal issues.

Why didn't you mention current Irish law? Because it still prohibits most abortions?

 

[CowboyTed]

Why didn't you mention current Irish law? Because it still prohibits most abortions?

Doesn't really... Ireland went from a completely draconian..

Now the law is:

Abortion in Ireland is regulated by the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. Abortion is permitted in Ireland during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, and later in cases where the pregnant woman's life or health is at risk, or in the cases of a fatal foetal abnormality.

91% of Abortions are in the First Trimeister..

 

[Big Bend Texas]

It was a big case in Ireland, the couple were actually Indian. It was a screw up, the doctors couldn't do nothing until the heartbeat in the fetus was gone, it is the law.
There lawyer (Solicitor) for the man who was left lives across the road from me.

Ireland used to do abortions on the quite up until 1983. Even nuns would do it when they thought it was the humane thing to do.. Then from a right wing christian organisation they got deemed as murder and it immediately stopped, way too dangerous legally and criminally.

There was a litany of cruel cases, but the facts were if you wanted an abortion you went on the boat to England... This was a cruel practice of young women going to England on there own to go through this procedure... Lately the abortion pills are just sold over the internet.

Northern Ireland still doesn't have clinic that can perform an abortion... They fight and kill each other over religion up there, that clinic would have some serious problams.

Why was it cruel for Irish women to have to go to England for an abortion?