Ireland: Up to 683 may have had lawful abortions in 2008

Irish Times: “Up to 683 women developed complications during pregnancy in 2008 which may have required a lawful abortion, according to Government estimates. However, authorities do not have any precise figures to show how many lawful terminations of pregnancies took place in Ireland. The details are contained in State documents lodged with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last month as part of its defence to a challenge to Ireland’s abortion laws.”