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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Access to Abortion in Ireland

  • Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 May 2018
  • Motion reference: S5M-12481

That the Parliament welcomes the result of the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of the constitution of the Republic of Ireland; notes that 66.4% of those who turned out voted to repeal the amendment that has prohibited abortion in almost all circumstances in Ireland since its ratification in 1983; applauds the estimated 30,000 Irish citizens abroad who returned home to vote on this important issue; congratulates Together for Yes for leading the campaign to repeal the eighth amendment; considers that nine women per day have been forced to travel from Ireland to Great Britain to access reproductive healthcare and that others, including Savita Halappanavar, have died as a consequence of this amendment; believes that access to safe and legal abortion services is an issue of global importance and that denying women, non-binary people and trans men in Northern Ireland access to abortion services is a breach of their human rights; calls on the UK Government to ensure that the law is reformed so that safe abortions are accessible for residents of Northern Ireland, and supports those campaigning for the decriminalisation of abortion across the UK.


Supported by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Neil Findlay, Patrick Harvie, Daniel Johnson, Alison Johnstone, Mark Ruskell