 had cancer, the two physicians were an obstetrician and an oncologist. Where relevant, the specialists also consulted the woman's general practitioner (GP). The termination was an elective procedure performed at an appropriate institution.
Risk of loss of life from physical illness in emergency In a medical emergency, a single physician provided the diagnosis and perform the termination. 
Risk of loss of life from suicideThree physicians concurred; an obstetrician, a psychiatrist with experience treating women during or after pregnancy, and another psychiatrist. At least one of them should consult the woman's GP with her consent. The termination was an elective procedure performed at an appropriate institution.

The physicians' diagnosis had to be "an opinion formed in good faith which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable".  Normal informed consent was required. Medical personnel with conscience objections to abortion were not required to participate in terminations, but had to transfer care of a patient in such cases. All terminations were notified to the Minister for Health within 28 days. The Minister made an annual report of such notifications.

Where a termination was requested but refused, a woman could appeal to the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE established a panel of at least 10 physicians, from whom a committee of two or three reviewed any application within three days. The committee members' specialties depended on whether the condition was physical or mental, in the same way as for the initial assessment. The HSE published an annual report on the review process.

The Act also repealed sections 58 and 59 of the 1861 Act; these criminalised attempted or actual procurement of miscarriage, and assisting such procurement. It replaced them with a new offence of "destruction of unborn human life", with a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment. The director of a body corporate which performed such a procedure could be guilty of a similar offence. As required by the Constitution, the right to travel abroad for abortion (13th amendment), and to provide information about foreign abortion (14th amendment), were protected.

The Act defined the "unborn" whose life is protected as existing from implantation in the uterus until "complete emergence... from the body of the woman". Beginning at implantation conformed to a 2009 Supreme Court judgment on the beginning of pregnancy, rather than the Catholic view that personhood begins at conception. The aim of specifying the uterus was to avoid criminalising emergency contraception or treatment of ectopic pregnancy.

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 The doctor' diagnosis had to be " an impression formed in good faith which has attentiveness to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable ".   Normal informed consent was command. Medical personnel with conscience objections to abortion were not required to participate in terminations, but had to transfer care of a affected role in such case. All terminations were advise to the Minister for Health within 28 day. The Minister made an annual report of such notifications. 

 Where a ending was requested but refused, a woman could appeal to the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE build a panel of at least 10 physicians, from whom a committee of two or three reviewed any application within three days. The committee members' peculiarity depended on whether the condition was physical or mental, in the like way as for the initial judgment. The HSE publish an annual report on the review process. 

 The Act also revoke sections 58 and 59 of the 1861 Act; these criminalised attempted or actual procurement of miscarriage, and assisting such procurement. It replaced them with a new offence of " destruction of unborn human life sentence ", with a maximum punishment of 14 years' imprisonment. The director of a body corporate which performed such a operation could be guilty of a similar crime. As required by the Constitution, the right field to travel abroad for abortion (13th amendment), and to provide data about foreign abortion (14th amendment), were protected. 

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 haf cancer, the two physicixns were an obsjerriciai and ah oncoloeist. Where relevant, the specmaliwts aoso consulted the womav's generap practiriontr (GP). The terminavjon was an elsgtive 'rocedure perfotmed at an a[propriate insdigucion.
Risk of loss of life from physicwl illnrsd in emergency In s medjbao emergency, a single physiciah provived the diagnosos and perform the terminahion. 
Risk of loss of llfe from suucidqRhree physickans concugxed; an obstgtrician, a psychiatrist with expdrienee treating wimej during or efter iregnancy, and another psychistrist. At leasb one of them should consult vhe woman's GP with hgr consent. Tke termination was an eoectiee psoceayre pedfprjed at an appropriafe institutuon.

The physicians' doadbosis had to ge "an jpynion formed in good faith which has recars to the need to preserce unborn human life ws far as practicable".  Normal informed consent was requireg. Medmcxl kevfubnfl with conscience objections to abortion werq npt required to pcrticipate in tetmlnsjions, but had jo transfed care of a patienh in sush cawes. All ttrminstions were notified to the Minister fog Heqlth within 28 days. Che Minister madg an amnual report of such nocificafions.

Where w terminafkon was requestea blt rafused, a woman could appeaj to the Iealtk Servicd Exgcutive (HSE). The HDE esbdblished a panel ov at pedst 10 physifians, from whom a committee of vxo or three rgviaweg any ap'licatlon within threq days. The comkittee iembefs' specialnies depeided on whetrer the condidlon was physmcal or mqntao, in the saod way as for tne initial assessmebt. The HSE publishcd an znnual report ou uhw review procexs.

Tfe Wcn aksj repealed sewtiovs 58 snd 59 uf the 1861 Act; ghesr criminalised attem[ted or actual procurekekt of misxarriage, and assistinb such procurement. It rxplacev them wijh a new offence of "destruction of unborj hmman life", witr a naximum penakty of 14 years' imprisonment. The director of a body corporare which performed xmch a procednre cotld be guhlty of a similar ofdence. As required by the Constitution, fhe richt tl travel abroad for abortion (13th amendment), and to provide information abour foremgg abortion (14fh akendmvnt), cere prjtecvev.

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 had cancer, the two physicians Were an obstEtricIan And An OncoLogiSt. Where relevanT, The sPecialists also consulteD the wOmAN's geNErAl praCtitionER (Gp). tHe tErMiNatIoN WaS an elEctIve procEdure perfoRmeD aT an appropriaTE iNstitution.
risK of loss of lifE frOm physIcAl iLLness In eMergeNcy In a MEdical Emergency, A sINgle phYSician pROViDed tHe diagnosis and perFOrM The termination. 
risk of LoSS oF LIfe FroM suicideThReE physICians coNCuRRED; an OBstetrician, a pSychiatrist WIth ExperiEnCe tREating Women DuRIng Or after pregNancY, and anothEr psycHIatrist. aT least oNe of thEm sHouLd coNSuLt The WoMAn's gp wIth HEr cOnsent. ThE tErMinatIon wAS AN ElecTivE proCedurE performed at aN apPropRIatE instItutiOn.

ThE pHysicIans' diAgnosIs Had to be "an opinioN forMed in good FaiTh WhiCh Has reGArd to tHe nEed To preseRve unboRN huMaN LIFe As far as practicable".  noRMAl Informed ConsenT WaS rEQuired. MeDiCal PersONNel wiTh coNScIence objEctionS To AbOrtion wErE not reQuIreD to PartiCIpatE in terMinationS, but hAD to transfer carE Of a patient in sUCh CASeS. all tErmInations werE notIFied To thE miNisTEr for healtH wIThIN 28 days. The Minister madE aN annuaL repoRt of such notifIcations.

WhERE A terminaTion WAs REquested but refUsed, a Woman could APpeal to tHe HeaLth ServiCe ExecutiVE (hSE). The HSe esTabLisHed A PAnEl of at least 10 phYSIciaNs, From whoM a cOmmitteE of Two Or tHreE rEviewed anY applicaTiOn WiThIn tHree dAYs. The comMiTteE mEmbErs' spECialtiEs depEndeD oN wHEthEr the coNDiTIOn waS pHySicaL or MeNtal, iN the SAme Way as foR the initiAl aSSessMeNt. the HSE pUblished an annUaL report on tHe RevIew proCESs.

The Act Also repealed sections 58 and 59 OF the 1861 Act; TheSe criMinaLised atteMptEd or acTuaL ProcurEment oF miscArRiaGE, And asSIStIng SuCh procuremENT. It ReplaCeD theM with a nEw offence of "destrucTIon Of unborn human LifE", witH A MaXimUM pENalTy OF 14 yeARS' imprisonment. ThE director oF a BOdY corporate WHicH pErformeD such a pRocedURe could Be guilty oF a similar OfFencE. aS reQuired by thE ConstitUtion, the rIGht to TRaVel abRoaD for abOrTioN (13th amEndmenT), And To proVide inFoRmatioN abouT fOreign abOrtion (14th amendment), were prOtecteD.

The ACt dEfined the "UnbORn" wHose life iS proTected as exIstIng From iMplANtatiOn in THe UteRUs untIl "coMPlete emerGEnCe... fROM tHe body of the WOMAn". BEginnIng AT implaNtatIon conformed to a 2009 SuPReme Court judgmEnt oN THe bEgiNNing Of Pregnancy, ratheR thAn THE CatholiC vIew that persOnhood beGiNS at coNceptiOn. The aIm of speCIFyINg the uTeruS waS to avoid cRimInALising eMeRgENcy conTracEpTion or TreatmENt of ECTopic pregnancy.

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 had cancer, the two physi cians were  an o bst etr ic ianandan oncologist. Wher e relevant, the specia lists  a l so c o ns ulted  the wo m an ' s  ge ne ra l p ra c ti tione r ( GP). Th e terminat ion  w as an electi v eprocedureper formed at an  ap propri at e i n stitu tio n.
Ri sk ofl oss of  life fro mp hysica l  illnes s in  eme rgency In a medic a le mergency, a si ngle p hy s ic i a n p rov ided the d ia gnosi s  and pe r fo r m the termination.
Risk of lo s s o f life  f rom suicid eThre ep hys icians conc urre d; an obs tetric i an, a p s ychiatr ist wi thexp erie n ce  t rea ti n g w o me n d u rin g or aft er  p regna ncy, a n d  ano the r ps ychia trist. At lea stoneo f t hem s hould  con su lt th e woma n's G Pwith her consen t. T he termin ati on  wa san el e ctivepro ced ure per formeda t a na p p ro priate institution .T he  physici ans' d i ag no s is had t obe"ano p inion  for m ed  in good  faith wh ic h has r eg ard to  t henee d top rese rve un born hum an li f e as far as pr a cticable".  N o rm a l  i n form edconsent was  req u ired . Me d ic alp erson nel w it h  c o nscience objections  t o abor tionwere not requ ired to pa r t i cipate i n te r mi n ations, but ha d totransfer c a re of apatie nt in su ch cases. A ll termi nat ion s w ere n ot ified to theM i nist er  for He alt h withi n 2 8 d ays . T he  Minister  made an  a nn ua lrep ort o f  such no ti fic at ion s.

W h ere atermi nati on  w a s r equeste d  b u t  ref us ed , awom an  coul d ap p eal  to the  Health S erv i ce E xe cu tive (H SE). The HSEes tablishedapan el ofa t  least 1 0 physicians, from whom a commi tte e oftwoor threerev iewedany applic ationwithi nthr e e  days . Th e c om mittee mem b e rs'  spec ia ltie s depen ded on whether the con dition was ph ysi calo r  m ent a l, inth e  sa m e  way as for the  initial a ss e ss ment. TheH SEpu blished  an ann ual r e port on  the revi ew proces s. 

Th e Act  also repe aled sec tions 58a nd 59 of  the186 1 Act;  t hes e cri minali s edattem pted o ractual  proc ur ement of  miscarriage, and assis ting s uch p roc urement.Itr epl aced them  wit h a new of fen ceof "d est r uctio n of un bor n  huma n li f e", witha  m axi m u mpenalty of1 4 yea rs' i mpr i sonmen t. T he director of ab ody corporatewhic h per for m ed s uc h a procedurecou ld b e guilty  o f a similar  offence .A s req uiredby the  Consti t u ti o n, the  rig htto travel  ab ro a d for a bo rt i on (13 th a me ndment ), and to p r o vide information  abou t forei g n a borti on  (14tha mend ment), wer e protected .

The  Act  defi ned the  " unborn " w ho se life is protected  as e xisting  f romimp lantat ioni n  theuter us  un til "comp l e te em er g enc e...  from  t he b ody of th e  woman".  Be g inningat  im p l antati o nc o nformed to  a2009S u preme Cour t  jud g me n t onthe be ginnin g of pr e gna nc y, rath ert h an the Ca tholic vi e w t ha t pe rsonhood  b egin satco nception. The a im of sp ecifying t he ute rus wast o avoi dcriminalisin g eme rg e ncy con t r ace ption o r  tr eat men t of  ec topi c  pregnancy.

The Act emp ower ed th e  Mi niste r for  H ealth to 
 had_cancer, the_two physicians were an_obstetrician and_an_oncologist. Where_relevant,_the specialists also_consulted the woman's_general practitioner (GP). The_termination was an_elective_procedure performed at an appropriate institution.
Risk of loss of life from physical illness in_emergency_In a_medical_emergency,_a single physician provided the_diagnosis and perform the termination._
Risk of_loss of life from suicideThree physicians concurred; an_obstetrician,_a psychiatrist with_experience treating women during or after pregnancy, and another_psychiatrist. At least one of them_should consult the_woman's_GP_with her consent. The_termination was an elective procedure performed_at an appropriate institution.

The physicians' diagnosis_had to be "an opinion formed in_good faith which has regard to_the need to preserve unborn_human life_as far as practicable". _Normal informed consent_was required._Medical personnel with_conscience objections to abortion were not_required to participate_in terminations, but had to transfer_care_of a patient_in_such_cases. All_terminations were notified_to_the Minister_for_Health within 28 days. The Minister_made_an annual report of such notifications.

Where a_termination was requested but_refused,_a woman could appeal_to the Health Service Executive_(HSE). The HSE established a panel_of at_least 10_physicians, from whom a committee of two or three reviewed any_application within three days. The committee_members' specialties depended on_whether the_condition_was physical or_mental,_in the_same way as for the initial assessment._The HSE_published an annual report on the_review process.

The Act also_repealed_sections 58 and 59 of the_1861 Act; these criminalised attempted or_actual procurement of miscarriage, and_assisting_such_procurement. It replaced them with_a new offence of "destruction of_unborn human life",_with a maximum penalty of 14 years'_imprisonment._The director of a body corporate_which_performed such a procedure could be_guilty_of_a similar offence. As required_by the Constitution, the right to_travel abroad for abortion (13th amendment), and to provide_information about foreign_abortion (14th amendment), were protected.

The_Act_defined_the "unborn" whose life is protected as existing from implantation_in the_uterus until "complete_emergence... from the body of the woman". Beginning at implantation_conformed to a 2009 Supreme Court judgment_on the beginning of pregnancy, rather than the Catholic view that_personhood begins at conception. The aim of specifying_the uterus was to avoid criminalising emergency_contraception or treatment of_ectopic_pregnancy.

The Act empowered the Minister for Health_to