Abortion has been available in Ireland since January 2019. Telemedicine abortion has been an option for almost half of that time. It expands patient choices and supports reproductive autonomy. Yet,…
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Poland must bring its abortion laws into line with international human rights standards. This is the message of the Oireachtas All Party Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…
Community-based early abortion care is working well. However, some women continue to experience difficulties in accessing services. This is according to the annual report of the Irish Family Planning Association,…
August 10, 2020 The IFPA’s website and health information leaflets are transparent about the IFPA’s values and services: we are a rights-based women centred service and we offer quality pregnancy…
The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has welcomed the publication today (30.06.20) of the first annual statistics for termination of pregnancy. IFPA Chief Executive, Niall Behan, said: “This is a…
IFPA says no one should need to leave Ireland for abortion care The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) says the latest abortion statistics from England and Wales, released today (11.06.20),…
-Marking two years since the repeal of the 8th amendment, IFPA announces additional supports so that women can access abortion care safely during the Covid19 pandemic, but highlights that the…
The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has warned against any contraception policy that steers women towards less reliable methods and away from the long-acting reversible contraceptives that are most effective…
On the first anniversary of the landslide vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) says Ireland cannot be truly proud of repeal until we have…
Dr Brendan O’Shea’s experiences as a GP providing abortion care in the first weeks of the new service are familiar to the Irish Family Planning Association’s frontline staff. [‘How to…