{"id":9075,"date":"2019-03-25T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T22:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9075"},"modified":"2019-04-15T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T22:22:16","slug":"introducing-abortion-the-story-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9075","title":{"rendered":"Introducing abortion: The story so far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Medical Independent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"author\"> Catherine Reilly <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The introduction of routine abortion services up  to 12 weeks of pregnancy has represented a seismic change in Irish  reproductive healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the political rush to commence services  in January has led to some access problems. Moreover, medical bodies  needed to scramble to finalise clinical guidance on time and sections of  the Medical Council\u2019s ethical guide, including on conscientious  objection, are still under review.                     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for the Medical Council told the <strong><em>Medical Independent<\/em><\/strong> (<strong><em>MI<\/em><\/strong>)  that revised wording will be \u201cbrought to the Council for approval  followed by publication in April\u201d. Conscientious objection and the  definition of referral are matters of huge contention to pro-choice and  pro-life doctors, contributing to what some describe as a fracturing of  general practice, where most terminations are taking place (see panel on  page 5). . . .[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalindependent.ie\/introducing-abortion-the-story-so-far\/\">Full text<\/a>]                     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Medical Independent Catherine Reilly The introduction of routine abortion services up to 12 weeks of pregnancy has represented a seismic change in Irish reproductive healthcare. However, the political rush to commence services in January has led to some access problems. 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