Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- According to Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion examination (for abortion on request only)
- Mandatory 3-day period between pre-abortion consultation and abortion procedure (for abortion on request only).
Specific conditions for minors
- Guided by other legislation. No specific mention in Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- None
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN), another physician or another health care professional up to 12 weeks from LPM; OB/GYN only beyond 12 weeks from LMP
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN, another physician or another health care professional up to 12 weeks from LMP; OB/GYN only beyond 12 weeks from LMP
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: ()
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Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Place of abortion
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 31.4 years of age (2020)
Overall contraception data
- 94% of people aged 18-45 used a contraceptive method (2010)
- 43% used oral contraceptive
- 11% used intra-uterine device (IUD).
Sources
- McBride O, Morgan K, McGee H. Irish Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy Study 2010 (ICCP-2010). A Survey of the General Population. Crisis Pregnancy Programme Report No. 24. Dublin: Health Service Executive Crisis Pregnancy Programme (CPP), 2012. (https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/corporate/iccp2010.pdf)
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023