Irish Human Rights Commission Approves bill for "Safe Access Zones" Outside abortion clinics

Country: Ireland

Date of incident: September 30, 2022


During the last week of September, the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHREC) announced its submission on the General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022 and agreed with the government by supporting the controversial law proposal. This decision was taken despite the concerns for Freedom of speech and Freedom of Assembly that these restrictions pose.

 

Source: Catholic HeraldIrish GovernmentIHREC

Photo: Catholic Herald