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Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 29 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates 100-metre safe access zones around healthcare premises providing termination of pregnancy services, prohibiting conduct intended to impede access or influence decisions.
- Establishes criminal offences for prohibited conduct, with Garda warnings required before charges; penalties escalate for repeat offences, prosecuted summarily.
- Exempts healthcare staff performing normal duties, lawful protest outside Parliament, and conduct within places of worship from the prohibitions.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil29 Jun 2023
- Second Stage33rd Dáil5 Jul 2023
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil27 Sep 2023
- Report Stage33rd Dáil25 Oct 2023
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil15 Nov 2023
- Second Stage26th Seanad14 Dec 2023
- Committee Stage26th Seanad14 Dec 2023
- Report Stage26th Seanad22 Feb 2024
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad1 May 2024
- Enacted7 May 2024
Debates
- Report and Final Stages1 May 2024
- Committee Stage (Resumed)16 Apr 2024
- Committee Stage (Resumed)7 Mar 2024
- Committee Stage27 Feb 2024
- Second Stage14 Dec 2023
- Report and Final Stages15 Nov 2023
- Second Stage (Resumed)27 Sep 2023
- Second Stage (Resumed)13 Jul 2023
- Second Stage (Resumed)11 Jul 2023
- Second Stage5 Jul 2023
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