The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas on July 30, 2013 and for the first time in the history of Ireland’s legal system there was legislative provision for the undertaking of termination of pregnancy/abortion in Irish hospitals.

In introducing the...

General practice is severely challenged at present. We have manpower shortages, high workload and low morale. Many of us have financially unviable practices, while simultaneously our specialty is threatened by financial exploitation from outside providers and those who would cherry-pick parts of what has...