The Republic of Ireland experienced the best variety of abortions for the reason that practice was made legal within the country, with the most recent figures suggesting there have been over 10,000 abortions in 2023.
The figures were released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to Independent TD Carol Nolan and showed that between January and November 2023, GPs in Ireland made claims for reimbursements for 9,218 abortions. Irish pro-life group Pro-Life Campaign highlighted that this figure does not include any abortions that were carried out in hospitals, so the whole variety of abortions in Ireland in 2023, could exceed 10,000.
This is a big increase on 2022 when there have been 8,876 abortions.
The Irish news group, Gript, has also reported, based on the figures released to Carol Nolan, that between 1 January 2019 and 30 November 2023, 405 doctors were reimbursed for a primary and second abortion consultation.
Spokesperson EilÃs Mulroy from the Irish pro-life group Pro-Life Campaign said “We are actually seeing an alarming trend where the annual abortion rate has risen dramatically since 2019, but most especially within the last two years. Proactive steps which the federal government can take to scale back the abortion rate have to be discussed openly within the national media”.
“The impact of telemedicine has likely had a significant impact in increasing the abortion rate. Despite this radical change in abortion policy, not a single vote has ever been forged for or against this radical departure from the unique abortion law which the then Minister for Health Simon Harris assured the general public wouldn’t be operated through telemedicine. The government cannot proceed to bury its head within the sand and refuse to take heed to the voices of those that have well grounded and practical suggestions on tips on how to reduce the soaring abortion rate”.
Deputy Carol Nolan said “This is now an epidemic of loss”.
“Thousands of ladies are being betrayed by the over promotion of abortion because the only possible response to pregnancy in certain circumstances and the cruel under promotion of life affirming alternatives. I’ll proceed to shine a lightweight on this issue so that ladies and families are fully supported with the sort of wrap around service provision that may meaningfully assist them in selecting a special path beyond that of abortion”.
A pointy increase in abortions
A highly controversial review of Ireland’s abortion law last 12 months beneficial physicians who perform abortions be immune from prosecution in the event that they perform an abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
The review also beneficial the scrapping of the three-day waiting period before an abortion can occur.
This is despite the indisputable fact that 1,903Â women in Ireland didn’t proceed with an abortion after an initial abortion appointment and a compulsory three-day waiting period in 2022.
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, said “Ireland’s continued increase in abortions is deeply sad. Less than a decade ago, unborn babies’ lives were protected by law. Now, in accordance with the most recent data, they’re being ended at a rate of over 10,000 per 12 months”.
