Ireland’s Three-Day Waiting Period Saves Lives

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW249504592 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW249504592 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">Ireland</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">only</span></span> <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW249504592 BCX4" href= "https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/europe/ireland-abortion-referendum-5-years-intl-cmd/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW249504592 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">legalized</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">bortion</span></span></a> <span class="TextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">in 2018</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">. At the time,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">a</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">three</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">-day waiting period between</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">an initial</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">consultation and the actual procedure</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">was</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">established</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">designed to help women considering abortion think through the implications of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">the</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">life-altering</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">(and life-ending)</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW249504592 BCX4">procedure</s