The singer opened up about abortion on her podcast Lily Allen has been praised for speaking candidly about her abortion history. The LDN singer spoke out about her experience on the latest instalment of her podcast Miss Me?, which she hosts alongside Miquita Oliver. Allen, 40, revealed she is on her third or fourth contraceptive […]
5 months ago
“If you have to send somebody abroad, culturally and socially, you’re framing it as a criminal and abhorrent act” Calls have been made for the Government to prioritise ongoing issues with abortion legislation in Ireland. Barrister Marie O’Shea, the author of a landmark review of Ireland’s abortion law, says current legislation is continuing to force […]
1 year ago
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has today confirmed the Government’s approval to introduce Safe Access Zones around all healthcare settings providing abortion services. A spokesperson today explained: “This legislation will deliver on a longstanding government commitment to ensure that anyone needing a termination of pregnancy can access services in safety, with dignity and privacy.” Last […]
2 years ago
Prosecutors say the woman misled healthcare staff A woman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after she went through with an abortion after the legal time limit during the Covid lockdown. Campaigners and MPs in the UK are reacting with complete outrage with many insisting that abortion rights are not only […]
2 years ago
“The start of a creep towards a more progressive termination of pregnancy regime.” Later today, the chair of an independent review of Ireland’s abortion laws will tell the Joint Oireachtas Committee that elements of the legislation should be changed. Marie O’Shea will propose that the mandatory three-day waiting period be scrapped among other major changes. […]
2 years ago
“The HSE will be working on that.” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the number of hospitals in Ireland that offer abortion services is “not good enough”. Five years after the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment, only 11 hospitals across the country are providing abortion services. Varadkar has now warned that the debate on […]
2 years ago