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Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
Abortion in Ireland is permitted in Ireland during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, and later in cases where the pregnant woman's life or health is at risk and in cases of a fatal fetal abnormality. Abortion services commenced on 1 January 2019 following its legalisation by the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. This replaced a restrictive regime which had been required by the Eighth Amendment adopted in 1983, which inserted a clause into the Constitution of Ireland recognising the equal right to life of the unborn and the mother. In 2018, the Thirty-sixth Amendment replaced this clause with one permitting legislation on the termination of pregnancies. Abortion had been prohibited in Ireland by the UK Offences against the Person Act 1861. The Eighth Amendment was added to the Constitution by referendum in 1983, after concerns that laws prohibiting abortion could be found to be unconstitutional based on a right to privacy. In 1992, the Supreme Court held in the...
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