Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Irish lawmakers vote in favor of bill legalizing abortions for medical emergencies

RT: Irish lawmakers vote in favor of bill legalizing abortions for medical emergencies

Posted on by Jean

Irish lawmakers have voted in 138-24 in favor of a bill legalizing abortions for medical emergencies. It was the first of several votes aimed at ending decades of confusion surrounding the right to receive an abortion in Ireland. The bill will face final passage next week. Ireland officially bans abortions in all circumstances, even when the life of the mother is in danger, but the Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that terminations should be legal if doctors deem one essential to safeguard the life of the mother – including from her own suicide threats. The vote comes just eight months after a 31-year-old Irish woman died after being declined an abortion at a Galway hospital.


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