| Short Title: | Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 |
| Legislature: | Oireachtas |
| Long Title: | An Act to prohibit persons from engaging in certain conduct in safe access zones, that is to say, in certain areas in and adjacent to certain healthcare premises; to make provision for enforcement in respect of engaging in conduct prohibited in such safe access zones, and to provide for offences in relation to such prohibited conduct; and to provide for matters connected therewith. |
| Citation: | No. 13 of 2024 |
| Territorial Extent: | Ireland |
| Enacted By: | Dáil |
| Date Passed: | 15 November |
| Enacted By2: | Seanad |
| Date Passed2: | 1 May 2024 |
| Date Signed: | 7 May 2024 |
| Signed By: | President Michael D. Higgins |
| Bill: | Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 |
| Bill Citation: | No. 54 of 2023 |
| Bill Date: | 29 January 2023 |
| Introduced By: | Minister for Health (Stephen Donnelly) |
| Committee Responsible: | Health |
| 1St Reading: | 5 July 2023 |
| 2Nd Reading: | 27 September 2023 |
| Committee Post2nd: | 25 October 2023 |
| Committee Whole Label: | Report and Final Stage |
| Committee Whole: | 15 November 2023 |
| 2Nd Reading2: | 14 December 2023 |
| Committee Post2nd2: | 27 February 2024 |
| Committee Whole Label2: | Report and Final Stage |
| Committee Whole2: | 1 May 2024 |
| Date Amendments Considered: | 1 May 2024 |
| Date Final Passage: | 1 May 2024 |
| Summary: | Creates safe access zones around abortion clinics |
| Status: | not yet in force |
The Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 (Act No. 13 of 2024; previously Bill No. 54 of 2023) is an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) which establishes safe zones around abortion clinics with a radius 100 metres.
Abortion was legalised in 2018 in Ireland through a referendum.
Abortion access remained difficult due to harassment, illegal tactics and a culture of shame related to abortion with a number of unregulated services providing false services.[1]
The Dáil passed the bill in November 2023.[2] The Seanad passed the bill in May 2024.[3]
The law has not been commenced yet.