A State of Isolation

Access to Abortion for Women in Ireland

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

To the Irish Government

To the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform..

To the Department of Health

To the Medical Council

To the Crisis Pregnancy Agency

III. Methodology

IV. Abortion in Ireland: Background and the Need for Services

Legal Framework

Occurrence and Due Diligence

V. Obstacles to Abortion Access for Women Living in Ireland

Failure to Provide Access to Legal Abortions

Inadequate, Inaccurate, and Misleading Information

Lack of Information about Legal Abortion in Ireland

Obstacles in Access to Information about Abortion Services outside Ireland

Unregulated Agencies

Fetal Abnormality Pregnancies

Financial Barriers

Emotional Distress

Invisible Women: Those who Cannot Overcome Obstacles to Travel

Access to Abortifacients over the Internet

Crisis Pregnancy Agency

VI. Talking about Abortion in Ireland

IX. International Law..

The Right to be Free from Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment

Access to Information

X. Acknowledgments