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In Dublin, as the largest city in Ireland, you will find many health care resources. The traditionally Catholic country has taken important 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. | In Dublin, as the largest city in Ireland, you will find many health care resources. The traditionally Catholic country has taken important 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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Ireland | In the Republic of Ireland, abortion is legally available. In May 2018, Ireland voted to remove the ban on abortion.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/abortion-referendum Irish Times: The Abortion Referendum]</ref> Then, in July 2019, the UK parliament voted to remove the ban on abortion in Northern Ireland.<ref>[https://time.com/5634762/northern-ireland-abortion-law-impact/ After 158 Years U.K. Lawmakers Have Voted to Decriminalize Abortion in Northern Ireland. The Fight's Not Over Yet]</ref> | ||
In the past, Ireland had one of the strictest abortion laws in the word. In Ireland, abortion was 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 was prohibited. If a woman obtained an abortion in Ireland, she could have been sentenced to fourteen years in prison. If a woman obtained 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> | |||
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In the past, if Irish women wished to obtain an abortion, they would often travel to the [[United Kingdom]], where it was legal and available upon request. Others obtained the abortion pill online through Women on Web. You can read about some of these women [http://time.com/4531429/medication-abortion-ireland/ here]. | |||
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* You can | * You can get the "abortion pill" through Women Help Women [https://womenhelp.org/ Women Help Women] or Women on Web. [https://www.womenonweb.org/en/i-need-an-abortion]. Please remember that abortion is illegal in Ireland and there may be some risks if you choose this route. Contact Women Help Women or Women on Web for details. | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/pg/needabortionireland/about/?ref=page_internal Need Abortion Ireland]: "Needabortionireland.org helps people in Ireland to access abortion services. It operates on the ethos that abortion is basic healthcare and should be free, safe and legal, available to everyone who requests it. If you need an abortion we also recommend visiting www.womenhelp.org for info on the early medical abortion pill. Need Abortion Ireland operates a text support service from 6pm to 9pm everyday on 089 490 2517. Anyone seeking help or information can also contact by email: info@needabortionireland.org." | * [https://www.facebook.com/pg/needabortionireland/about/?ref=page_internal Need Abortion Ireland]: "Needabortionireland.org helps people in Ireland to access abortion services. It operates on the ethos that abortion is basic healthcare and should be free, safe and legal, available to everyone who requests it. If you need an abortion we also recommend visiting www.womenhelp.org for info on the early medical abortion pill. Need Abortion Ireland operates a text support service from 6pm to 9pm everyday on 089 490 2517. Anyone seeking help or information can also contact by email: info@needabortionireland.org." | ||
* [https://www.mariestopes.org.uk/overseas-clients-abortion/irish Marie Stopes Services for Irish Women in the U.K.]: "Marie Stopes UK has been providing unplanned pregnancy services for Irish women for over 40 years. Every year, 2,500 women decide to travel to one of our 70 abortion clinics in the UK to access treatment privately. We are the only charity offering medical abortion (abortion pill) in our Belfast clinic." They also offer discounts for Irish women. Check out the website for details. You can call them 24 hours: 0345 300 8090. | * [https://www.mariestopes.org.uk/overseas-clients-abortion/irish Marie Stopes Services for Irish Women in the U.K.]: "Marie Stopes UK has been providing unplanned pregnancy services for Irish women for over 40 years. Every year, 2,500 women decide to travel to one of our 70 abortion clinics in the UK to access treatment privately. We are the only charity offering medical abortion (abortion pill) in our Belfast clinic." They also offer discounts for Irish women. Check out the website for details. You can call them 24 hours: 0345 300 8090. | ||