Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 47/2026

Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Amendment) Bill 2026

Sponsor: David Cullinane
Introduced: 7 May 2026
Last updated: 8 May 2026

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Removes the mandatory three-day waiting period before accessing pregnancy termination services under the 2018 Health Act.
Allows eligible individuals to proceed with termination without the current three-day reflection period requirement.
Amends the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; practical effect shortens decision-to-procedure timeline.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

7 May 2026
Second Stage 34th Dáil

7 May 2026