Topic: Supreme Court of Ireland
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Irish bill brings more clarity – and more heat – to abortion debate
The Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill spells out the terms where women could obtain abortions, which are currently illegal. Ireland's prime minister vows it will be law by summer.
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Ireland's coalition government riven by new abortion law
Ireland is introducing an abortion bill that would include mental health among factors that could put a woman's life at risk. Opponents say it would open the door to greater liberalization.
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Ireland announces abortion law reforms, leaving no one satisfied
The new legislation is meant to clarify Ireland's stance on abortion when the mother's health is at risk, but antiabortion groups say it goes too far, and abortion-rights groups not far enough.
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Abortion debate heats up in Ireland as law revision looms
A team of experts is set to issue recommendations on how to clarify once-staunchly Catholic Ireland's abortion laws, spurring both pro-life and pro-choice groups to take to the streets.
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Ireland report into abuse by Catholic priests finds police coverup
Ireland released a report into 30 years of Catholic priest abuse of children in Dublin that found the police frequently looked the other way to protect accused clerics.
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Irish blasphemers, beware! New law befuddles nation, but fulfills Constitution
After years of decreasing influence for religion in public life, Ireland’s new blasphemy law has free speech campaigners worried.
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