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Abortion, sex guides and pornography - what literature gets banned in modern IrelandAlthough Ireland has moved on in leaps and bounds from a time when the movie “Clockwork Orange” was banned, or even Monty Python’s “Life of Brian,” the legacy of decades of censorship remains. It seems what still gets under Irelan ... May 23, 2012 by CATHY HAYES
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Notre Dame files lawsuit against Obama on health care mandate and abortion drugsNotre Dame University is joining the Roman Catholic dioceses, schools, and institutions, suing President Barack Obama’s administration over the government mandate on health care and birth control coverage. ... May 22, 2012 by CATHY HAYES
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Irish senator Rónán Mullen embroiled in abortion spate after -- victims claim he was "smirking", "nasty", at meetingMullen: Irish Senator under fire over abortion meetingIrish Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has found himself at the center of an abortion spat after allegedly coming across as "nasty" and "smirking" at a meeting between politici ... April 24, 2012 by Daniel O'Carroll
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Irish politician stands by claim that some women use abortion as contraceptionAn Irish politician in the eye of a media storm has claimed that some women use abortion as ‘birth control’. ... April 23, 2012 by PATRICK COUNIHAN
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Irish government rejects access to “limited abortion” despite horrific testimonies and doctors’ viewsIreland’s Dail (Parliament) has overwhelmingly voted in opposition to permitting the practice of abortion under limited circumstances. ... April 19, 2012 by KERRY O'SHEA
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Irish women speak out in anger over their abortions in BritainA group of Irish women have broken their silence to describe the pain of having to travel to the UK for an abortion. ... April 19, 2012 by HILDA HIGGINS
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Irish women forced to travel to Great Britain for abortions is ‘barbaric’A Labour Party politician, Ciara Conway, has called it “barbaric” that women have to travel to Great Britain to have abortions. She blamed successive Governments that had “no appetite” to face up to the Supreme Court ruling made ... April 15, 2012 by ANTOINETTE KELLY
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Irish parliament is set to debate new access to abortion billIreland’s parliament is to discuss a change to the country’s strict anti-abortion laws ahead of an April vote on the issue. ... February 19, 2012 by PATRICK COUNIHAN
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Irish woman left fighting for life after botched UK abortion left parts of fetus inside herDetails have emerged of a 2006 abortion case in England in which an Irishwoman was "left fighting for her life" after a botched operation by a Ghanaian doctor who has just been struck-off in the UK. ... December 04, 2011 by CATHAL DERVAN
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Pressure increases for new abortion referendum in IrelandThe European Court of Human Rights has increased pressure on the Irish government to re-examine their abortion laws. ... December 02, 2011 by ANTOINETTE KELLY
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