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Ireland: Clarify and Reform Abortion Laws and Regulations

Jan 10, 2013

Irish legislators should take decisive action to safeguard in law the right of women and girls to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy, and explore further reforms to the countries’ near total ban on abortion. The Irish Human Rights Commission should advise the law makers on how current restrictive laws violate women’s human rights and put the lives and health of women and adolescent girls at risk.
Ireland: Death of Woman Denied Abortion Should Spur Reform

Nov 16, 2012

The tragic death of a woman denied an abortion in Ireland should catalyze the Irish government to fulfill its international human rights obligation to ensure access to safe and legal abortions. Savita Halappanavar, 31, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died from septicemia on October 28, 2012 at a hospital in Galway after she was refused an abortion and miscarried.

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Ireland: Clarify and Reform Abortion Laws and Regulations

Jan 10, 2013

Irish legislators should take decisive action to safeguard in law the right of women and girls to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy, and explore further reforms to the countries’ near total ban on abortion. The Irish Human Rights Commission should advise the law makers on how current restrictive laws violate women’s human rights and put the lives and health of women and adolescent girls at risk.
Ireland: HRW Submission to the Irish Human Rights Commission

Jan 10, 2013
Ireland: HRW Letter to the Joint Committee on Health and Children

Jan 4, 2013
Ireland: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children

Jan 4, 2013
Ireland: Death of Woman Denied Abortion Should Spur Reform

Nov 16, 2012

The tragic death of a woman denied an abortion in Ireland should catalyze the Irish government to fulfill its international human rights obligation to ensure access to safe and legal abortions. Savita Halappanavar, 31, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died from septicemia on October 28, 2012 at a hospital in Galway after she was refused an abortion and miscarried.
Ireland: European Court Says Abortion Is a Rights Issue

Dec 16, 2010

The European Court of Human Rights judgment on December 16, 2010, on Ireland’s abortion restrictions is a wake-up call to the Irish government.
On the Ground: Access to Abortion in Ireland

Apr 19, 2010

I'd already been in Ireland for a few days, working on a report on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, when I met Aisling. "Keep your voice down," she said, closing her office door and sitting behind her desk. The walls were thin, and she didn't want her colleagues to overhear us talking about her abortion.
Ireland: Update Abortion Laws

Mar 7, 2010

The Irish government should implement the will of the Irish population by liberalizing the country’s restrictive abortions laws. In a survey published today by YouGov, a polling organization, more than 60 percent of those who responded said they support access to abortion in Ireland in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities, or danger to the pregnant woman’s life or health.
Ireland: Abortion Limits Violate Human Rights

Jan 28, 2010

The Irish government actively seeks to restrict access to abortion services and information both within Ireland and for its residents seeking care abroad.
US: Defeat at Clusters Parley

May 28, 2008

US efforts to undermine a new treaty banning cluster munitions met with significant defeat today at the final negotiations in Dublin, Human Rights Watch said.

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