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Ireland has taken important steps related to family planning in the last few decades. Since 1980, birth control has been legal and, since 2011, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) is available over the counter. The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) provides many educational and health resources to the general public, as well. There are a few sites in Dublin that provide free HIV tests, and you can also get at-home kits for STI tests from IFPA. While there is currently no major PrEP program in Ireland, you can access PEP at many locations throughout the country. There is a national HPV vaccination program as well. | Ireland has taken important steps related to family planning in the last few decades. Since 1980, birth control has been legal and, since 2011, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) is available over the counter. The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) provides many educational and health resources to the general public, as well. There are a few sites in Dublin that provide free HIV tests, and you can also get at-home kits for STI tests from IFPA. While there is currently no major PrEP program in Ireland, you can access PEP at many locations throughout the country. There is a national HPV vaccination program as well. For many years, Irish abortion laws were some of the most restrictive in the world. However, in May 2018, Irish voters chose to overturn the abortion ban in a landslide vote.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ireland-votes-to-repeal-its-ban-on-abortion/2018/05/26/fb675fa8-603b-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e86f22eb959a Ireland votes to overturn its abortion ban, ‘culmination of a quiet revolution,’ prime minister says]</ref> | ||
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'''UPDATE: IRISH VOTERS HAVE CHOSEN TO OVERTURN THE ABORTION BAN, AS OF MAY 2018. WE WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW ABORTION POLICY AS FURTHER DETAILS COME. | |||
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Ireland has one of the strictest abortion laws in the word. In Ireland, abortion is illegal except for when the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman. In all other cases, including to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, rape or incest, risk of fetal impairment, social or economic reasons, abortion is prohibited. If a woman obtains an abortion in Ireland, she may be sentenced to fourteen years in prison. If a woman obtains an abortion in Northern Ireland, she may be sentenced to life in prison.<ref>[http://time.com/4531429/medication-abortion-ireland/ How Irish Women Are Getting Around Abortion Laws]</ref> | Ireland has one of the strictest abortion laws in the word. In Ireland, abortion is illegal except for when the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman. In all other cases, including to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, rape or incest, risk of fetal impairment, social or economic reasons, abortion is prohibited. If a woman obtains an abortion in Ireland, she may be sentenced to fourteen years in prison. If a woman obtains an abortion in Northern Ireland, she may be sentenced to life in prison.<ref>[http://time.com/4531429/medication-abortion-ireland/ How Irish Women Are Getting Around Abortion Laws]</ref> | ||