Sinn Féin to move bill to remove wait period for abortion (opens original article in a new tab)

Sinn Féin will introduce legislation to remove the three-day wait period for abortion in early pregnancy, citing negative consequences and calling for healthcare access improvements.

• Sinn Féin plans to remove the mandatory three-day wait period for early pregnancy abortions in the Dáil next week
• Mary Lou McDonald stated the three-day wait had serious consequences and should never have been introduced
• The Social Democrats' similar bill was defeated in the Dáil last month with a vote of 85 to 30