Abortion in early pregnancy became available in Ireland in January 2019, following decades of campaigning by activists and civil society organizations for the repeal of the country's constitutional abortion ban. 1 The new law-the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018-provides for access to abortion on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, dated from the last menstrual period (LMP). 2 Early abortion care initially involved two face-to-face visits with a medical practitioner, separated by a 3-day mandatory waiting period.The Model of Care for early abortion was designed around the provision of early medical abortion (EMA) which involves the use of two medications-mifepristone, followed 24-48 hours later by misoprostol.EMA up to 9 weeks of pregnancy is provided by community healthcare providers (general practitioners (GPs), and specialist sexual and reproductive healthcare providers, such as the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA)), through a combination of
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