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'Reasonable compromise' beset by a tide of controversy
08/03/02: HOW THE NO VOTE WON: What began as an attempted compromise turned into a proposal that kept unravelling as the weeks of campaigning went by, writes Carol Coulter >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Six years of work go up in smoke for Ahern
08/03/02: POLITICAL ANALYSIS: If the Opposition parties can capitalise on this setback, they may still be in the hunt for government. Ten days and a switch of almost five points in voting intentions saw the defeat of the Government's proposals, writes Denis Coghlan >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Clarification now needed on abortion situation for the medical profession
08/03/02: LEGAL ANALYSIS: The legal position on abortion may come under pressure following the latest referendum, predicts Legal Affairs Correspondent, Carol Coulter >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


FG, Labour committed to X case legislation
08/03/02: ANALYSIS/FUTURE OPTIONS: Further political moves on abortion are unlikely to come quickly, writes Mark Brennock, Political Correspondent. >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Legal decision to dictate what happens next
08/03/02: ANALYSIS/ THE MEDICAL FALLOUT: Doctors, psychiatrists and the Medical Council now have to contend with the issue of suicide, writes Dr Muiris Houston, Medical Correspondent >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Methods used in modern-day legal abortions
04/03/02: The modern face of abortion, where it is performed legally, is outlined by Dr Muiris Houston, Medical Correspondent >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Reluctant to say Yes or No, but implicitly in favour
Regional papers have generally been reluctant to advocate a particular position in the forthcoming abortion referendum, but the Limerick Leader has explicitly urged its readers to vote Yes. >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


 

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Assurances on safety of foetus at every stage doubtful
02/03/02: Cardinal Desmond Connell has got it wrong, John Rogers believes, and those opposed to abortion may be mistaken to rely on his interpretation. >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Referendum will not stop rising number of women going to UK
02/03/02: It is not acceptable that a woman like Deirdre De Barra cannot obtain the treatment of her choice in Ireland, argues Prof Walter Prendiville. >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Voters may lie to opinion pollsters on how they will vote on abortion
01/03/02: Where moral issues are concerned, opinion poll findings should be treated with a large dollop of caution, writes Denis Coghlan >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES


Vote No, and prevent farce turning to tragedy
23/02/02: Bertie Ahern isn't running scared of Michael Noonan's challenge to a debate on abortion, writes Dick Walsh. It's just that he doesn't think abortion, the subject of the referendum in which we're embroiled, is a political issue. >> FROM THE IRISH TIMES



 
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