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Abortion has now been widespread in many countries for a number of decades. During this time considerable research has been carried out on the health of women who undergo abortion procedures. Considerable evidence suggests that abortion greatly increases the risk of a range of conditions harmful to both the women themselves and the children they bear in later life.

The right to life is a fundamental right shared by all members of the human family. This is recognised in international law through the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and numerous other treaties to which Ireland is a party. By contrast access to abortion has never been recognised in any universal human rights treaty.