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The Republic of Ireland has reported a increase in the number of abortions committed, but their government is still pushing to have even more in years to come.<\/p>\n

According to<\/a> Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly, over 8,500 abortions were committed in Ireland in 2022. And he rejected claims that abortion isn’t sustainable, saying the demand for it continues to grow in the previously pro-life country.<\/p>\n

Dr. Deirdre Duffy led a team of researchers in a study, by government request, meant to determine the experiences of abortion staffers. Duffy complained that there aren’t enough abortionists in the country right now for abortion to continue increasing. \u201cThere are parts where I have real concerns that the service could collapse because it is just not sustainable in its current form,” she told the Irish Times<\/a>. “It\u2019s a consultant-led service and there aren\u2019t very many consultants.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also complained about conscientious objection laws, and said women’s location was often a determinant of whether or not they had access to abortion.<\/p>\n

“It is better than before the referendum but it is a postcode lottery. It can fall down in so many areas. It is inequitable,” she said, adding, “Where someone breaches their obligations in a hospital, it is almost impossible to challenge them. If you take someone off the ward for unprofessional conduct for example, there may be no one there to fill their post. There is a lack of consistent management of conscientious objection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Donnelly, however, disagreed with this assessment, telling RT\u00c9 Radio that abortion is increasing in Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is not correct at all. So over eight and a half thousand women availed of termination of pregnancy services in Ireland last year,\u201d he said. \u201cThe vast majority of women had their needs met in primary care. We have over 420 GPs now providing services; that\u2019s up by about 50 per cent in the last few years … a bit less than one in ten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet not everyone is on board with Donnelly’s optimistic push for more abortion. Peadar T\u00f3ib\u00edn, leader of the Aont\u00fa political party, called the 25% increase in abortions a heartbreaking development.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite Ireland\u2019s abortion rate radically increasing last year, the Minister for Health stated today that the abortion review\u2019s objective is to increase access to abortion even more in Ireland,” he said. \u201cWhy is the ideological commitment to increase access to abortion now trumping any other potential support or solution for mothers in a crisis pregnancy?\u201d<\/p>\n

Last summer, Donnelly spoke in favor of a bill that would penalize pro-lifers<\/a> for praying outside abortion facilities, or offering sidewalk counseling to pregnant women. Irish politicians are also looking to expand abortion<\/a> to make it legal through birth; currently, preborn babies are protected from abortion after 12 weeks gestation.<\/p>\n

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