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| Ireland to decide on abortion law by end of year | Ireland to decide on abortion law by end of year |
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| The Irish government will decide by the end of December whether to allow abortions in the republic and under which circumstances they will be permitted. | The Irish government will decide by the end of December whether to allow abortions in the republic and under which circumstances they will be permitted. |
| Ireland's health minister James Reilly promised that there would be a full debate on abortion in the Dáil before the coalition made a final decision. | Ireland's health minister James Reilly promised that there would be a full debate on abortion in the Dáil before the coalition made a final decision. |
| "I'm confirming that the government decision will be made on this before the end of December and implemented in the early new year," Reilly said today. | "I'm confirming that the government decision will be made on this before the end of December and implemented in the early new year," Reilly said today. |
| The abortion issue has been thrown into sharp focus in Ireland following the death last month of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in a Galway hospital. She had repeatedly asked for an emergency termination but was refused, according to her husband, because the medical team detected a foetal heart. She was 17 weeks pregnant when she died of blood poisoning. | The abortion issue has been thrown into sharp focus in Ireland following the death last month of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in a Galway hospital. She had repeatedly asked for an emergency termination but was refused, according to her husband, because the medical team detected a foetal heart. She was 17 weeks pregnant when she died of blood poisoning. |
| A 58-page expert report, which recommends several options allowing for abortion in limited circumstances, was published today. | A 58-page expert report, which recommends several options allowing for abortion in limited circumstances, was published today. |
| The report was drawn up after the European Court of Human Rights ordered Ireland to review its abortion ban following a legal challenge by three people known only as A, B and C. The report was also published in response to a court judgement 20 years ago on the so-called X case, in which Irish supreme court judges ruled that abortions could be carried out if the mother's life was in danger. | The report was drawn up after the European Court of Human Rights ordered Ireland to review its abortion ban following a legal challenge by three people known only as A, B and C. The report was also published in response to a court judgement 20 years ago on the so-called X case, in which Irish supreme court judges ruled that abortions could be carried out if the mother's life was in danger. |
| It is understood that many backbenchers in the main coalition party, Fine Gael, will oppose any moves to allow for risk of suicide as a reason for allowing abortions to be carried out in Irish hospitals. | It is understood that many backbenchers in the main coalition party, Fine Gael, will oppose any moves to allow for risk of suicide as a reason for allowing abortions to be carried out in Irish hospitals. |
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