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Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Paul Gavan · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 19 Oct 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates legal protections for facilities providing lawful abortion services and those who work there or use them.
- Prohibits harassment, intimidation, or obstruction of people accessing or providing termination of pregnancy services.
- Addresses connected matters to protect free and unencumbered access to legal abortion facilities.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad19 Oct 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad19 Oct 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad16 Nov 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad10 Feb 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad7 Apr 2022
Debates
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