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Legislation providing for abortions to be carried out in Ireland gets cabinet approval
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Simon Harris is confident that new abortion services will start in Ireland by January 1, 2019
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Doctors may be able to refer Irish women to the UK for abortions from as early as November
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Full abortion services will not be available in Ireland until the start of 2019
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Doctors concerned that Irish health service won't be ready to start carrying out abortions in January 2019
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Guidelines are still being drawn up as services are expected to start being offered for the first time from the start of next year
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Eighth Amendment repealed as President Michael D Higgins signs bill ending ban on abortion in Ireland
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'In accordance with Article 46 of the Constitution, President Higgins today signed the 36th Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 and it has accordingly become law'
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Sinn Fein to support unrestricted access to abortion in first 12 weeks of pregnancy after party vote
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The party has decided not to support a free vote for its members on the proposals
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Professor Green confesses regret about an ex getting an abortion
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He was previously married to Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh before the pair divorced in 2016 after two-and-a-half years
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Sinn Fein abortion rebels Peadar Toibin and Carol Nolan face expulsion from party if they don't budge on pro-life stance
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Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror, Mary Lou McDonald said that she will expect her troops in the parliamentary party to follow the leadership’s lead
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The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood praises Irish men for supporting repeal of the Eighth Amendment in abortion referendum
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'This particular thing would not have been won without the support of men, nor would votes for women, all of those things'
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HSE encourages women to go to free crisis pregnancy counselling and post-abortion support
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The move comes after it emerged that Irish women are continuing to buy abortion pills online
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Dail to sit for an extra week to get abortion legislation ready as Government drives to get laws passed
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dail that extended sittings and debates will be approved to facilitate the smooth transition of the new Bill through the Oireachtas
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Paddy Clancy comment: How dare Bishop Kevin Doran tell me to go confession if I voted Yes in abortion referendum
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"I am 10 years older than the bishop and I can assure him I gave deep thought to my vote last week"
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Abortion referendum: Irish campaigners to pay thousands in fines to local councils if they don't remove controversial posters
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Posters must be taken down within seven days of the referendum date
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Bishop Kevin Doran tells RTE's Sean O'Rourke that everyone who voted Yes 'committed a sin' and 'should consider confessing'
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Some listeners were angered by his comments
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Ireland's abortion referendum gets more Yes votes compared to same-sex marriage results in 2016
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The results may surprise you
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Ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment
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Over 1.4 million people voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in yesterday's Referendum
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Abortion referendum Ireland: Reason behind having holy bibles at polling stations for Eighth Amendment vote
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Many people have expressed concerns over seeing them
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Abortion referendum Ireland: Live updates as Irish people take to polls and vote to repeal or keep Eighth Amendment as well as latest odds
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The Irish Mirror have it covered from who can vote, how you can vote and where you can vote
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How to vote in the abortion referendum, what is the Eighth Amendment, what to bring to the polling station and what times they open until
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Ireland goes to the polls to vote on May 25 for a referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment - here's what you need to know
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Abortion referendum: Timeline of key events surrounding Ireland's laws and the Eighth Amendment
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Voters will be asked if they wanted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, which would give the Government freedom to legislate to regulate termination of pregnancy
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Abortion referendum: Thousands return home to vote and have say in future of Eighth Amendment
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Many people took time off work or cut their holidays short
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Abortion referendum Ireland: Islanders in Donegal, Galway and Mayo first to vote on Eighth Amendment
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Ballot boxes were taken by boat to 12 islands in Donegal, Galway and Mayo on Thursday morning
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Saoirse McGarrigle comment: Vote Yes in abortion referendum - women won’t suddenly rush to end pregnancies if we repeal the Eighth Amendment
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"If we repeal the Eighth, a woman who gets a fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis and wants to continue with the pregnancy, will be supported by doctors and midwives through the delivery and baby’s death"
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Larissa Nolan comment: I'm voting No in abortion referendum because I'm a feminist, a liberal and a free thinker
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"It is far easier to sell abortion to women as a “freedom” or a “right” than to tackle societal attitude"
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Mum of woman who took abortion pills at home speaks out ahead of referendum on the Eighth Amendment
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Elaine Bedford said her daughter Kate had been told by doctors never to have an unplanned pregnancy, but had fallen pregnant despite using contraception
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