Talk:Abortion in Ireland

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[edit] Request information on women travelling to places other than the UK

Is there any information available on whether Irish women travel to countries other than the UK for abortions? It always seems to be assumed that they go there. Also, the sharp growth in the immigrant population in the last few years must mean that many immigrant women are returning to their countries for abortions. Any info on this? --Dub8lad1 00:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't able to find any information. I don't think the assumption is made that all women go to the UK for an abortion. If you do feel like it suggests that women only go to the UK for their abortions then may I suggest that where the estimates for those travelling to the UK for abortions are given that you add something along the lines of, "No estimates have been found for women travelling to countries other than the UK for an abortion." I think this is about the only sentence you could validly add until you found some figures - anything else (even if it is a fair assumption) is just an assumption. Jgillett 12:16, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Update

Removed this phrase: "other than, whatever about the practicalities, in theory most Irish voters believe that a 'fetus' has a right to life equal to that of the pregnant woman ^{[citation needed]}, so excluding the option of choosing abortion, except in the limited grounds decided upon judicially in the 'X Case' judgment, which the Irish people in referenda have refused to narrow when offered that option." as unsubstantiated and nonsensical. Also, more information would be nice on the C and D cases - I'm too close to this to provide an unbiased opinion. Supersheep 16:28, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possible Typo

The article states that there was a motion that read “That this Assembly opposes the introduction of the proposed guidelines n the termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland; believes that the guidelines are flawed; and calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safelty to abandon any attempt to make abortion more widely available in Northern Ireland.” I believe that 'n' should be 'in', however I am hesitant to make this "correction" because it is within a quote and so there may be a chance that the typographical error was actually in the statement. If someone knows where to read the contents of the motion and could figure this out, it would great. --Credema (talk) 07:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

YOu are right, its a typo. I corrected it. The motion can be seen in Hansard. Eodon