Call for better access to abortions for women in direct provision

The Irish Refugee Council has called on Health Minister Simon Harris to put in place special measures for women in direct provision who wish to seek abortion services.

The lobbying register has shown that the council’s CEO Nick Henderson wrote to Mr Harris earlier this month seeking “clarification regarding the implementation of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 for people in the asylum process”.