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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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Ireland Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban, 'Culmination Of A Quiet Revolution,' Prime Minister Says
The Irish are poised to end, perhaps in a landslide, one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world, according to incoming tallies of the votes cast in Friday's referendum.
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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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Ireland Tipped To Repeal Abortion Ban By A Landslide
Counting begins on Saturday in Ireland's historic referendum on abortion as exit polls showed an overwhelming vote in favour of liberalising some of the strictest laws in Europe.
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Ireland Votes In 'Once-In-A-Generation' Abortion Referendum
Ireland votes on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only a few decades ago, was one of Europe's most socially conservative.
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Indian Woman's Image Leads 'Yes' Camp In Historic Irish Abortion Poll
Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian-origin dentist, who died in 2012 after her requests to terminate a 17-week pregnancy were denied, has become a face of an abortion campaign in Ireland, which will hold a referendum on May 25 on liberalising its abortion law.
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Northern Ireland Rejects Bid To Relax Abortion Law
The Northern Ireland regional assembly voted against relaxing strict abortion laws on Wednesday, despite a ruling by the Belfast High Court that the legislation breaches human rights.
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Court Declares North Ireland Abortion Law Against Human Rights
Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion legislation is in breach of human rights law, the Belfast High Court found today in a judgement hailed as "historic".
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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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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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Ireland Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban, 'Culmination Of A Quiet Revolution,' Prime Minister Says
The Irish are poised to end, perhaps in a landslide, one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world, according to incoming tallies of the votes cast in Friday's referendum.
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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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Ireland Tipped To Repeal Abortion Ban By A Landslide
Counting begins on Saturday in Ireland's historic referendum on abortion as exit polls showed an overwhelming vote in favour of liberalising some of the strictest laws in Europe.
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Ireland Votes In 'Once-In-A-Generation' Abortion Referendum
Ireland votes on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only a few decades ago, was one of Europe's most socially conservative.
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Indian Woman's Image Leads 'Yes' Camp In Historic Irish Abortion Poll
Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian-origin dentist, who died in 2012 after her requests to terminate a 17-week pregnancy were denied, has become a face of an abortion campaign in Ireland, which will hold a referendum on May 25 on liberalising its abortion law.
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Northern Ireland Rejects Bid To Relax Abortion Law
The Northern Ireland regional assembly voted against relaxing strict abortion laws on Wednesday, despite a ruling by the Belfast High Court that the legislation breaches human rights.
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Court Declares North Ireland Abortion Law Against Human Rights
Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion legislation is in breach of human rights law, the Belfast High Court found today in a judgement hailed as "historic".
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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.
