Abortion, Newly Legal in Ireland, Faces Old Roadblocks

Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=50042"><span class="small">Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times</span></a>

Tuesday, 29 January 2019 09:22

Yeginsu writes: "As Irish women are now discovering, the mere passage of a law cannot wipe away deeply held beliefs. Women seeking abortions are finding they must still contend with a deeply ingrained opposition that is hobbling the government's efforts to make safe and efficient abortion services readily available."

'We're back in hushed tones,' Erin Darcy, an abortion rights activist, said at her home near Galway, Ireland. (photo: Mary Turner/NYT)

Abortion, Newly Legal in Ireland, Faces Old Roadblocks

By Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times

29 January 19

he abortion clinic�s website pops up at the top of a Google search for �free ultrasound,� its content and color scheme mimicking the government�s new support service for unplanned pregnancy.

�Looking for abortion advice?� �How far along am I?� The bright orange speech bubbles attached to stock images of smiling medical experts purport to inform women about abortion options that became legally available in Ireland on Jan. 1.

The brick-and-mortar version of the Dublin clinic, however, is less inviting. Its true purpose is to obstruct abortions: Hanging out front, like a graphic warning on a cigarette pack, is a giant poster of a 15-year-old girl who died after receiving an abortion in London. Inside sits an ultrasound machine in a small, narrow room that has the air of a back alley medical facility.

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