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The history of Ireland's strict abortion policies goes back to The Offences against the Person Act (1861), which was a law that spanned across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the 1930s, the United Kingdom began liberalizing its abortion laws. Ireland, however, not only maintained these abortion laws, but it also strengthened the existing laws. In 1983, the Irish government added this clause to the Constitution: "The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right."<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report on Abortion Policies: Ireland]</ref> In 2013, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act was passed, which allows abortions in cases when the woman's life is endangered (either medically or due to risk of suicide). | The history of Ireland's strict abortion policies goes back to The Offences against the Person Act (1861), which was a law that spanned across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the 1930s, the United Kingdom began liberalizing its abortion laws. Ireland, however, not only maintained these abortion laws, but it also strengthened the existing laws. In 1983, the Irish government added this clause to the Constitution: "The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right."<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report on Abortion Policies: Ireland]</ref> In 2013, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act was passed, which allows abortions in cases when the woman's life is endangered (either medically or due to risk of suicide). | ||
Today, if Irish women wish to obtain an abortion, they | Today, if Irish women wish to obtain an abortion, they often travel to the [[United Kingdom]], where it is legal and available upon request. Others may obtain the abortion pill online through Women on Web. You can read about some of these women [http://time.com/4531429/medication-abortion-ireland/ here]. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||