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August 10, 2020 The IFPA’s website and health information leaflets are transparent about the IFPA’s values and services: we are a rights-based women centred service and we offer quality pregnancy…

The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has welcomed the publication today (30.06.20) of the first annual statistics for termination of pregnancy. IFPA Chief Executive, Niall Behan, said: “This is a…

IFPA says no one should need to leave Ireland for abortion care The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) says the latest abortion statistics from England and Wales, released today (11.06.20),…

-Marking two years since the repeal of the 8th amendment, IFPA announces additional supports so that women can access abortion care safely during the Covid19 pandemic, but highlights that the…

The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has warned against any contraception policy that steers women towards less reliable methods and away from the long-acting reversible contraceptives that are most effective…

On the first anniversary of the landslide vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) says Ireland cannot be truly proud of repeal until we have…

Dr Brendan O’Shea’s experiences as a GP providing abortion care in the first weeks of the new service are familiar to the Irish Family Planning Association’s frontline staff. It’s important…

Clinics intend to start services on 7th January Press release, 21st December 2018 The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has completed its preparations for the introduction of abortion services. It intends to begin…

Our clinics in Dublin City Centre and The Square Tallaght will have slightly different opening hours during Christmas week 2018. They'll close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and reopen at 10am…

As the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 enters Report Stage, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has said the Bill needs significant amendment if it is to fulfil the…