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Ireland proposes abortion law to protect mothers' lives
LONDON -- Spurred by the preventable death of a pregnant woman, the Irish government unveiled a proposed law Wednesday spelling out when abortions can be performed to save the life of the mother, a controversial move in a country that still outlaws most...Tags: Abortion Issue, Crime, Law and Justice, European Union, Suicide, Abortion
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Ireland proposes limited access to abortion amid heated debate
Reuters* Move comes in wake of death of woman denied abortion * Law proposes three doctors adjudicate on suicide cases * Some members of Irish PM's party may not back law By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 1 (Reuters) - Irish government ministers have agreed...Tags: National Government, Abortion Issue, Government, Elections, Parliament
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Ireland to seek change in abortion law after woman's death
The Irish government announced Tuesday that it would draft new laws and regulations to spell out when doctors can terminate a pregnancy, weeks after an ailing woman was refused an abortion and perished. Exactly what rules will be proposed is still...Tags: Abortion Issue, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Elections, Human Rights
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Remembering Savita
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelTomorrow marks the beginning of the holiday season, a joyful time of year for my family and so many others. But for me, the recent death of a woman in Ireland who was denied a medically necessary abortion has cast a dark cloud over this time of...
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