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Eighth Amendment

    Doctor who led inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death calls for Yes vote 'for women’s health and rights'
    Q&A: Can the proposed legislation allowing abortion up to 12 weeks be changed in the future?
    Simon Harris to take part in live televised Eighth debate
    Vincent Browne: Let’s cease demanding more of women than we would dare demand of men
    Vincent Browne
    Watch: We put your questions to the chair of the Referendum Commission
    Harris: Some No campaigners 'trying to take Ireland back to Dark Ages on mental health'
    Halligan says he was barred from being confirmation sponsor because of Eighth Amendment stance
    Debate Room: Two lawyers on the 8th Amendment and if we should retain or repeal it
    Barrister Benedict Ó Floinn & Prof Alan Green
    Up to 125,000 people register to vote ahead of Eighth Amendment referendum
    Here's what 10 first time voters have got to say about the upcoming referendum
    'Don't let what happened to us happen to other families': Savita's parents back Yes vote
    Latest referendum polls show the 'Yes' side is ahead
    What would you like to ask the head of the Referendum Commission?
    Here are some of the ways in which people who are too young to vote have been campaigning for the referendum
    'Our access to basic healthcare is determined by whether we can afford it, our visa status, our passport and our language'
    Renua calls for No vote and questions the number of abortion pills used in Ireland
    'Callous and sinister' - Anger at white crosses 'symbolising a child's grave' along Letterkenny roads
    Leo Varadkar: It's 'only a matter of time' before a woman dies after taking abortion pills unsupervised
    Pro-life group says the 'No' on Ben Bulben was 'vandalised' and removed
    An Taisce lodges complaint over huge 'No' sign placed on Benbulben by pro-life group
    Vicky Phelan calls for Yes vote for women who have been 'let down time and time again'
    'Using the phrase 'social abortions' to try to publicly shame us is not okay'
    People have been having fun with the giant No sign erected on a mountain in Sligo
    Poll: Are live debates influencing how you'll vote in the Eighth referendum?
    Opinion poll: Repeal side still leads with a week to go but it is losing support
    Catherine Noone says pro-life booklet is attempt to 'fool' voters
    26 psychiatrists write to Simon Harris with concerns about Eighth legislation
    Varadkar says 14-year penalty for abortion pills could be enforced in the future if No vote prevails
    Council won't reverse cancellation of Eighth Amendment book event in spite of councillors' vote
    Thousands of Irish women have been made 'refugees' by Eighth Amendment, says former Supreme Court justice
    GP who supports No vote rejects Coveney claim that 'there will be no abortion clinics in Ireland'
    Q&A: Does the Eighth have to be repealed to legislate for fatal foetal abnormality cases?
    Q&A: Can pregnant women receive cancer treatment?
    Q&A: If the Eighth is repealed, what role would the Supreme Court play in abortion laws?
    Facebook feature shows official Eighth Amendment campaign pages are being managed by accounts located abroad
    Despite self-regulation, anonymous Facebook accounts are still targeting voters with Eighth referendum ads
    Together for Yes says its donations page was shut down by a cyber attack
    Sign up to get answers to the big questions about the referendum
    No campaigners say Google's ban on ads is attempt to rig referendum for Yes side
    Google and YouTube to suspend all ads on Eighth Amendment referendum
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