Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 10/2026 Official bill number / year
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Paul Murphy · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 29 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes the 3-day waiting period requirement that currently applies before a person can access abortion on request under the 2018 Act.
- Amends the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 by deleting the mandatory delay between request and provision of the procedure.
- Allows abortion on request to proceed immediately upon request, without the existing 3-day interval for consideration.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil29 Jan 2026
- Second Stage 34th Dáil29 Jan 2026
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