Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018

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Number 31 of 2018


HEALTH (REGULATION OF TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY) ACT 2018


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. Short title and commencement

2. Definitions

3. Regulations

4. Expenses

5. Repeals

6. Transitional provisions

7. Review of operation of Act

PART 2

Termination of pregnancy

8. Definitions (Part 2)

9. Risk to life or health

10. Risk to life or health in emergency

11. Condition likely to lead to death of foetus

12. Early pregnancy

13. Application for review of medical opinion

14. Establishment of review panel, etc.

15. Establishment of review committee, etc.

16. Review of relevant decision

17. Procedures of review committee

18. Report by Executive on operation of reviews

19. Form of certification etc.

20. Notifications

PART 3

Miscellaneous

21. Consent

22. Conscientious objection

23. Offences

24. Offence by body corporate

25. Prohibition against receiving special benefits or advantages

26. Amendment of Health Act 1970

27. Amendment of section 33 of Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009

28. Amendment of Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013

29. Amendment of Schedule to Bail Act 1997


Acts Referred to

Bail Act 1997 (No. 16)

Censorship of Publications Act 1929 (No. 29)

Censorship of Publications Act 1946 (No. 1)

Health (Family Planning) Act 1979 (No. 20)

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (No. 14)

Health Act 1970 (No. 1)

Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25)

Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (No. 41)

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (No. 15)

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 (No. 35)

Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995 (No. 5)

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Number 31 of 2018


HEALTH (REGULATION OF TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY) ACT 2018


An Act to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997 ; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995 , the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

[20th December , 2018]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: