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Emma Watson's Letter To Indian Woman Who Died After Being Denied Abortion
Emma Watson has penned a moving open letter to Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who passed away in 2012 after being denied abortion in Ireland.
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UK Supreme Court Says Can't Enforce Abortion Law Change In Northern Ireland
Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday that Northern Ireland's strict abortion law was incompatible with human rights, but also said it did not have the powers to make a formal ruling that the law should be changed.
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Daughter's "Soul Consoled": Savita Halappanavar's Parents After Ireland Abortion Vote
"Our daughter's soul is now consoled," the parents of a woman who died of complications in 2012 after being denied abortion by doctors in Ireland said today, a day after the country voted to repeal its stringent abortion laws in a landmark referendum.
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In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.
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"No More Stigma", Says Irish PM As Country Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban
Ireland on Saturday voted to erase the stigma and burden of shame from hundreds of thousands of women who secretly had abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.
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Ireland Votes Yes To Overturning Abortion Ban
The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates.
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Irish Anti-Abortion Campaign Concedes It Has Lost Referendum
The main group opposing the liberalisation ofIreland's abortion law conceded on Saturday that it has lost Friday's referendum by an overwhelming margin, a spokesman said.
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Six Years After Indian Woman's Death, Ireland Set To End Abortion Ban
Ireland will hold an historic referendum on liberalising its abortion law, considered oneof the strictest laws in Europe. The referendum vote to repeal the ban in this traditionally Catholic country was predicted to win by a two-thirds majority.
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Irish Women Tweet Menstrual Cycle Details to PM in Abortion Protest
Irish women are tweeting details of their menstrual cycles to Prime Minister Enda Kenny to call for a repeal to the country's restrictive abortion laws.
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Thousands Join Irish March for Easing Abortion Law
Thousands of people marched in Dublin on Saturday calling for an overhaul of Ireland's strict abortion laws, as a campaign for change gathers momentum ahead of the upcoming general election.
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Amnesty Calls on Ireland to Relax Strict Abortion Laws
Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a campaign to encourage Dublin to change the legislation.
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Ireland votes to allow limited abortion rights for first time
Irish lawmakers voted early Friday to back a controversial new legislation that will allow abortion in limited cases, after the death last year of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian doctor, due to complications from her pregnancy.
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Government to act on people's wishes: Irish Prime Minister on abortion bill
Dismissing concerns expressed by Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders over a new abortion bill in the wake of an Indian dentist's death, Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said that it is the government's responsibility to legislate according to people's wishes.
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Savita Halappanavar's husband insists on public inquiry into her death
Praveen Halappanavar told Ireland's RTE TV channel that he would not meet the chairman of the Health Service Executive (HSE) inquiry into his wife's death.
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Emma Watson's Letter To Indian Woman Who Died After Being Denied Abortion
Emma Watson has penned a moving open letter to Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who passed away in 2012 after being denied abortion in Ireland.
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UK Supreme Court Says Can't Enforce Abortion Law Change In Northern Ireland
Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday that Northern Ireland's strict abortion law was incompatible with human rights, but also said it did not have the powers to make a formal ruling that the law should be changed.
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Daughter's "Soul Consoled": Savita Halappanavar's Parents After Ireland Abortion Vote
"Our daughter's soul is now consoled," the parents of a woman who died of complications in 2012 after being denied abortion by doctors in Ireland said today, a day after the country voted to repeal its stringent abortion laws in a landmark referendum.
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In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.
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"No More Stigma", Says Irish PM As Country Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban
Ireland on Saturday voted to erase the stigma and burden of shame from hundreds of thousands of women who secretly had abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.
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Ireland Votes Yes To Overturning Abortion Ban
The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates.
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Irish Anti-Abortion Campaign Concedes It Has Lost Referendum
The main group opposing the liberalisation ofIreland's abortion law conceded on Saturday that it has lost Friday's referendum by an overwhelming margin, a spokesman said.
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Six Years After Indian Woman's Death, Ireland Set To End Abortion Ban
Ireland will hold an historic referendum on liberalising its abortion law, considered oneof the strictest laws in Europe. The referendum vote to repeal the ban in this traditionally Catholic country was predicted to win by a two-thirds majority.
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Irish Women Tweet Menstrual Cycle Details to PM in Abortion Protest
Irish women are tweeting details of their menstrual cycles to Prime Minister Enda Kenny to call for a repeal to the country's restrictive abortion laws.
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Thousands Join Irish March for Easing Abortion Law
Thousands of people marched in Dublin on Saturday calling for an overhaul of Ireland's strict abortion laws, as a campaign for change gathers momentum ahead of the upcoming general election.
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Amnesty Calls on Ireland to Relax Strict Abortion Laws
Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a campaign to encourage Dublin to change the legislation.
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Ireland votes to allow limited abortion rights for first time
Irish lawmakers voted early Friday to back a controversial new legislation that will allow abortion in limited cases, after the death last year of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian doctor, due to complications from her pregnancy.
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Government to act on people's wishes: Irish Prime Minister on abortion bill
Dismissing concerns expressed by Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders over a new abortion bill in the wake of an Indian dentist's death, Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said that it is the government's responsibility to legislate according to people's wishes.
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Savita Halappanavar's husband insists on public inquiry into her death
Praveen Halappanavar told Ireland's RTE TV channel that he would not meet the chairman of the Health Service Executive (HSE) inquiry into his wife's death.
