{"id":1936,"date":"2022-10-24T13:35:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T12:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/absence-of-abortion-services-in-maternity-hospitals-is-unacceptable\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T12:35:50","slug":"absence-of-abortion-services-in-maternity-hospitals-is-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/absence-of-abortion-services-in-maternity-hospitals-is-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Absence of abortion services in maternity hospitals is unacceptable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Four years after the repeal of the Eighth Amendment, women\u2019s reproductive healthcare is still not a priority for this Government<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Health must urgently intervene to ensure that every maternity hospital in the State offers access to all legal healthcare options to women seeking abortions, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Cairns was reacting to reports that only 11 of the country\u2019s 19 maternity units are providing abortion services, without restriction, up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. It also emerged that five of the country\u2019s maternity hospitals will not have access to abortion services until next year, at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than four years after the repeal of the Eighth Amendment, it is disgraceful that proper reproductive healthcare is not available in all maternity hospitals. Not only is the Government obliged to implement the will of the Irish people, this absence of care has major implications for those who require terminations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis highlights the larger issue of the unavailability of proper maternity and reproductive healthcare across the country. There are large areas where people cannot access legal services locally, despite their medical need, forcing them to travel long distances in distressing circumstances with increased risks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also puts more pressure on overstretched GPs who are conscientiously committed to helping families in need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile individuals have the right to conscience-based refusal of care, it is up to the Minister for Health and the HSE to ensure that services are made available. It is completely unacceptable that these services are not provided in all maternity hospitals in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is equally concerning that just over 10 percent of GPs are reported to be offering abortion services, and this issue also requires the Minister\u2019s urgent attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe slow roll-out of abortion services across the country flies in the face of the wishes of those who voted to appeal the Eighth Amendment and shows that women\u2019s reproductive healthcare is not a priority for this Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>October 24, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four years after the repeal of the Eighth Amendment, women\u2019s reproductive healthcare is still not a priority for this Government The Minister for Health must urgently intervene to ensure that every maternity hospital in the State offers access to all legal healthcare options to women seeking abortions, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. 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