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PLRG research presented at ‘After the Review: What Next for Irish Abortion Services?’ conference at TCD
Members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group shared research on various aspects of termination of pregnancy at a one-day conference hosted by the titled ‘After the Review: What Next for Irish Abortion Services?’. Research presented included healthcare professionals’ knowledge and clinical practice, fetal anomaly diagnosis and termination of pregnancy, women and men’s experiences of pregnancy with fetal anomaly, and a review of the first three years of inpatient service.
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Professor Keelin O’Donoghue presenting at ‘After the Review: What Next for Irish Abortion Services?’. Photo: Dr Emma Campbell
Dr Sara Leitao presenting a systematic review of healthcare professionals and students’ knowledge on termination of pregnancy legislation and clinical practice
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| Dr Sara Leitao, Dr Eimear O’Shaughnessy, Dr Indra San Lazaro Campillo, Prof Keelin O’Donoghue |
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| Dr Peter Jackson, Dr Rebecca Dennehy, Dr Stacey Power-Walsh, Prof Keelin O’Donoghue |
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Dr Hadas Miremberg, Dr Oladayo Oduola, Prof John Morrison, |
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| Termination of Early Pregnancy in Ireland: review of the first three years of inpatient service at a tertiary maternity unit |
Dr Katie Togher, Dr Sara Leitao, Prof Keelin O’Donoghue, Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan |
The conference, hosted at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) on 27 October, brought together researchers and stakeholders involved in studying the first five years of Irish abortion regulation and provision. It provided a timely opportunity to discuss on experiences, evidence, and future directions from a variety of perspectives. Delegates heard about latest research and developments in a series of six panels: Critical Perspective on Irish Law Regulating Abortion; Providers; Abortion Care Under Section 11; Abortion Care Under Section 12; Intersectional Perspectives on Abortion Regulation and Provision in Ireland; Conceptualising Reproductive Rights and Regulation. The day ended with a plenary session reflecting on the Review of Health (Regulation of Termination) Act 2018.
Dr Peter Jackson as he presents a study he led on the experiences of women and their partners who received a fetal anomaly diagnosis
Led by the Principal Investigators of the service user and health provider strands of the Review of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, (Trinity College Dublin) and (Lancaster ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã), the conference coincided with post-Review discussions on effectively utilising the evidence and recommendations provided in the of abortion services introduced under the , published in April 2023.
Dr Katie Togher presenting a review of the first three years of a termination of early pregnancy service at a tertiary maternity unit
As evidenced throughout the conference, there is much available and relevant research within the Irish context to inform policy and practice, and dedicated providers, activists, and academics/researchers, from a range of disciplines, committed to enhancing abortion provision and care experiences in Ireland.
Many thanks to the conference organisers: Dr Catherine Conlon (TCD), Dr Kate Antosik-Parsons (TCD), and Dr Deirdre Duffy (Lancaster ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã).