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Minister Reilly Must Consider Abortion Regret

Posted on 17/05/2012 to
Irish News - Abortion | Health |

A comprehensive study showing that 44 per cent of women expressed varying degrees of regret about their abortions “must be urgently considered by the Minister for Health”, the Pro Life

Second Women Hurt Campaign Highlights Abortion Damage

Posted on 16/05/2012 to
Irish News - Abortion | Health |

Women Hurt, a group of Irish women who have had abortions and regretted it, has launched its second nationwide billboard campaign to, “break the silence surrounding the suffering some women e

‘Incompatible with Life’ Reconsidered

Posted on 09/05/2012 to
Irish News - Abortion | Family | Health |

All essential treatment women in pregnancy need is legally available in Ireland and routinely administered, even where, regrettably, the death of the baby is the unavoidable result of the treatment

Irish Nurses Want More Training in Palliative Care

Posted on 23/04/2012 to
Irish News - Health |

Only a third of staff working in three public long-stay care units for elderly patients in Dublin had been educated in palliative care at the beginning of an Irish Hospice-sponsored study. Some 98

Ethical Stem Cell Foundation Launched in Ireland

Posted on 18/04/2012 to
Irish News - Bioethics | Health | Stem Cells |

A world expert on adult stem cell research has warned Ireland must look to the future to protect the population. Professor Colin McGuckin, director of the newly launched

New Website Offers Pregnancy Advice

Posted on 27/03/2012 to
Irish News - Health | Pregnancy |

Nervous expectant mothers, who are anxious about giving birth, can now seek the advice of leading obstetricians via their phone or laptop from the comfort of their homes. Master of the Rotunda Hosp

Postnatal Healthcare Underresourced in Many Areas

Posted on 24/02/2012 to
Irish News - Health |

Thousands of Irish infants experience delays in getting crucial developmental checks and home visits from public health staff in many areas of the country. Figures obtained by the Irish Indepen

Rising Age of Women Giving Birth Cause for Concern

Posted on 24/02/2012 to
Irish News - Health | Pregnancy |

The average age of women giving birth in Ireland continues to rise, reaching 31.8 years in the second quarter of last year. This was an increase of 0.3 years on the corresponding period in 2010. It

Archbishop Critical of Government Cut-backs Targeting Sick and Elderly

Posted on 08/02/2012 to
Irish News - Catholic Church | Economics | Family | Health |

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has appealed to parishes and communities to respond to the care needs of the sick and elderly who are affected by Government cutbacks in the social services. In

Inquiry Promised After Third Baby Dies

Posted on 31/01/2012 to
Irish News - Health |

The chief executive of the Belfast Health Trust has pledged a full investigation after a third baby died of infection in a hospital in Northern Ireland. The baby died on January 19 and followed two