Half of the country's maternity hospitals do not offer full abortion services

The public is to be asked for their views on abortion services in this country as part of a review to be carried out by the Department of Health. Picture: Pexels

Half of county's maternity hospitals still do not offer full abortion services more than two years after the law to allow for termination of pregnancies was introduced.

Under Government policy, termination of pregnancy services requiring hospital treatment should be provided in all 19 maternity hospitals and units to "ensure appropriate geographic coverage across all areas of the country", but just 10 currently offer terminations up to 12 weeks.