Elaine Loughlin: Abortion services in Ireland can feel like a black-market amenity

There is no list of who to go to if you need such care, you can’t simply Google GPs who provide abortion services

Four years after abortion services were supposedly rolled out in the country, Ireland has a disjointed network of GPs who are often overstretched and in some cases without local support should an emergency arise.

Imagine being the victim of a sexual assault and then finding out that the attack has resulted in you becoming pregnant.

Then imagine going to a GP three times and being actively obstructed from obtaining abortion services on each occasion. You finally make your way to a woman’s health clinic to get the care you require.