It is “disgraceful” that six years after the repeal of the 8th amendment women still have to travel to access essential healthcare services, a Labour senator claimed yesterday.
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They said: “While we acknowledge efforts to improve operational aspects of abortion services in the past year – including 17 of the 19 maternity hospitals now providing care – significant barriers to equitable and accessible abortion services remain. The National Women’s Council and other organisations as well as a number of doctors have also demanded improvements in abortion services.